Looks like the server is having some issues at the moment. I’m a little worried that the large amount of emails being sent as a result of subscribe to comments is causing it, so for the time being I have turned off that option until I am able to speak with my server guru. I [...]

Ed Schultz, progressive talk show icon, who visited Anchorage for a Town Hall meeting a couple weeks ago, has a great little news tidbit. From Ed’s website: Capitol Hill sources are telling me that senior McCain people are more than concerned about Palin. The campaign has held a mock debate and a mock press conference; [...]

Hi, Snoskred here. Just wanting to let you know about a couple of features available here on the new blog which you may not have found yet. 1. Subscribe To Comments. *WARNING* – We get a lot of comments here so if you choose to use this be aware you’re gonna get a lot of [...]

Wow. We knew that John McCain suspended his presidential campaign for the last 36 hours (except for meeting with Katie Couric, and except for speaking at the Clinton global initiative) so he could single-handedly gallop into the Senate chambers on a sweaty white horse and fix our economy. We knew that somehow he was going [...]

Welcome, and behold the new and improved Mudflats! You’ll noticed that the name has changed to “The Mudflats”, but otherwise, things should look pretty familiar. The old Mudflats site will remain where it is, with archived comments, if you need to refer to them. Copies of the older posts themselves will migrate over here bit [...]

“What about the 80% approval rating?” That question can raise the hair on the back of the neck of many progressives in the lower 48, who, now being over-educated on the subject of Sarah Palin, are at a loss to explain this phenomenon. The question is usually asked by our Republican kin, who thrust out [...]

After the unbearably painful performance by Palin during her recent interview with Katie Couric, it’s obvious to most that she is not ready for the Vice Presidential debate next week. Whether the interview is the reason, or only part of the reason that McCain has fled his own debate with Barack Obama scheduled for Friday [...]

I’ve heard from many people in the past few weeks who want to know more about Palin and wolves. I’ll go on record right now as a staunch environmentalist. I don’t like to treat my world any different than I treat my house. I don’t like to do to living things what I don’t want [...]

We have not seen the last of the witch hunter. We know Pastor Thomas Muthee was back in Wasilla this past weekend, and I posted a link previously of Sarah Palin recounting the time that Pastor Muthee had prayed over her, but now a video of the actual event has surfaced. Do not, I repeat [...]

Stepping back from politics for a moment (is that even possible?), I thought I’d post a nice moose picture. Why not? Snoskred, our wonderful Forum creator, has come to really like moose, and since as far as I know, they don’t have moose in Australia, I thought I’d post one. I took this picture from [...]

Just for fun, see if you can watch this without putting your palms on your face.  Other than that, I am rendered speechless.

Alaksa State Representative Les Gara (D) of Anchorage, just released the following press release, plus a big stack of supporting paperwork. Another shout out to Les Gara, who has been fearless and forceful about speaking up in this matter. Here’s the press release in its entirety, and a link below to the .pdf file of [...]

Hmmm. What’s a candidate to do when poll numbers are dropping, and the thing on everyone’s mind is a subject (the economy) you’ve recently admitted you don’t know much about, and you’re about to be asked questions about it in front of an audience of tens of millions of potential voters? Tricky situation. If you [...]

Shhh. Those of you in the Lower 48 (+Hawaii)…be verrrry quiet…. Hear that? You may just be able to make out the sound of a whole lot of Alaskans throwing open their windows, leaning out, and yelling, “WE’RE MAD AS HELL! AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!” (Remember that movie?) Who’s yelling? Progressive [...]