I posted a while back about the strange and devolving relationship between Sarah Palin and the GOP when it comes to “making dates”.  Here’s a quick recap. First Palin says she can’t speak at the GOP winter retreat because she’s got homework in Alaska, and then shows up that same night at the Alfalfa Club [...]

As AKMuckraker is “flat out like a lizard drinking” right now, I thought I would drop in and mention that Krinkle Bearcat Palin has put together a few t-shirts on Cafepress, including Brian as Anonymoose. Isn’t it gorgeous? And all proceeds go to AKMuckraker, too! Get yours here. If the page doesn’t load for you [...]

Well, it was quite a weekend, and it feels good to be back behind the keyboard. A huge thank you again to the hundreds of you who have reached out with messages of support and solidarity!  You all astound me with your messages which are so full of compassion, insight, intelligence and humor.  The weekend [...]

The folks at Hays Research have been busy bees.  New approval numbers for Sarah Palin came out a couple weeks ago, and I had fun crunching them.  And now, there are more.  Numbers are OK in isolation, but trends show the real picture.  So, while someone looking to spin the numbers in the governor’s favor [...]

Dear Senate Democrats, Sincerely, Sarah Palin Governor That may as well have been the message, because Palin just gave the Senate Democrats a big fat raspberry, a Bronx Cheer, a nice wet pthththththhtht! She has selected Tim Grussendorf as the person to replace the recently relocated to Washington D.C. Senator Kim Elton. Normally, the Senate [...]

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a good bedtime story at the Mudflats. We’re overdue. (Plumps your pillow, smooths the hair off your forehead and tucks you in. Scans the shelf and pulls out a nice hardcover) I know! Let’s have a parable. A parable is a brief, succinct story, in prose or [...]

Well, you’ll all be relieved to know that if that six million gallons of crude oil, perched on the shores of Alaska’s pristine Cook Inlet, and right down hill from a furiously erupting volcano winds up in the water, it won’t all get left there.  Why, with the current resources available, we’ll be able to retrieve [...]

Another eruption at Mt. Redoubt last night has deposited a thin layer of volcanic ash on the city of Anchorage, and and the surrounding area. And yes, the unmistakable smell of sulphur is everywhere. Stay safe everyone, and don’t breathe unless you have to! Here is a clean, ash-free open thread to discuss whatever you [...]

Hellos from the maintenance crew! The Mudflats has now moved to its new home and open for business again. We’re pretty sure we’ve cleared the new home of any roaches etc. Thank you for your patience on the prior troubles and the move. Enjoy!

As I sit here writing, there is a strange mixture of wind, snow and volcanic ash swirling around outside my windows.  It’s tempting to yell,  “The sky is falling!”  and at times it has felt that way.  If you had told me last week that a State Legislator would send me a threatening email telling [...]

Yep, sorry to disappoint but it is Snoskred again. AKMuckraker is taking a well deserved sanity break. We are hopeful that sometime in the next 24 hours, both the blog and the forums will go into maintenance mode. You will probably be inclined to sigh and maybe even sob.. however I am here to tell [...]

By Bob Poe The Legislature can change people. Having lived and worked in Juneau four times I’ve seen Legislators come and go. They arrive as idealists fresh off the campaign and sometimes leave members of the “corrupt bastards club. Mike Doogan has changed, not in the corrupt bastards sense, but in a sadder, an angrier [...]

Anonymity is an interesting thing.   Anyone who has read my “About” page knows that Mudflats popped out of my head and on to my keyboard last May.  I, like many of you, get frustrated with my government.  There isn’t anyone who pays attention, on either side of the political spectrum, who doesn’t at some time [...]

Today on “Cutting Edge with CC” on KUDO 1080am, there was a great segment with Senate Majority Leader Johnny Ellis (D).  He talked to CC about some interesting developments that happened today between the Legislature and the Governor.  It involved the governor’s favorite weapon of choice – the press release. [Indented comments from Ellis are paraphrased [...]

Sarah Palin has named a replacement for Attorney General Talis Colberg who resigned amid a flurry of controversy stemming from his office advising state employees that complying with Legislative subpoenas in the Troopergate investigation was “optional.” Well, the governor could not have possibly picked a more divisive and controversial person than Wayne Anthony Ross, and [...]