Juneau Has a Senator, and the Agony is Over.
19 04 2009Yay. (clap……clap……clap) Juneau has a new senator.
Don’t get me wrong. I really am very happy that the insane drama of filling this empty seat is over. I want to be able to summon some real enthusiasm. I want to revel in the Dem’s spineliness in sticking to their guns, and not appointing Tim Grussendorf or Joe Nelson. I want to jump up and down, and pop a cork, and spray champagne all over the capital city. I want to congratulate the people of Juneau for getting a decent person to fill the seat, and finally give them representation.
But frankly, I feel like after more than a month of watching the governor turn a simple appointment into some kind of a crazy partisan blood sport, all I want to do is slump down in my chair, look at the ceiling and say, “FInally!” After the brutal and unnecessary political whiplash induced by the governor , it’s more like relief that the pain has stopped, than the celebration it should be.
Dems: The Senate seat is vacant. How bout Beth Kerttula?
SP: NO! (throws chairs)
Dems: OK, how bout someone from this list?
SP: NO! How about Tim Grussendorf?
Dems: NO! Here’s a list of names.
SP: NO! How bout Joe Nelson?
Dems: NO! How bout that list of names we gave you?
SP: NO! I made a list of my own. You pick.
Dems: NO! Because, um….that’s illegal.
SP: FINE. How about Tim Grussendorf?
Dems: We already rejected him, which makes that illegal too. How about Dennis Egan?
SP: Well, if you reject Grussendorf again, I’m just going to appoint Joe Nelson again.
Dems: (heavy sigh) Illegal. Really. Again.
SP: (stomp stomp stomp) FINE! Have your precious Dennis Egan! (slams door)
And of course, all this happened at the last minute, because if the session had ended with no appointment, it would have meant a special election, which would have meant Beth Kerttula, and we know how the governor feels about that possibility. (see above)
So congratulations people of Juneau, and Dennis Egan. I mean it. Honest. Now that the dull throbbing in my temples has stopped, I’m just going to go drag my weary bones to bed and celebrate the end of the error by staring at the inside of my eyelids for a while.
Whomp! (sound of head hitting pillow)
April 20th, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Looking back at it all, I think she was trying to do a few things here with the appointment process. I think she was doing one of her favorite things, which is to exert her power over others, she was working to ensure that Beth Kertulla would NOT be appointed to this seat since Beth had DARED to voice concerns that were critical of Sarah last Fall, and she also wanted to keep the numbers of Democrats to a minimum to help her hopes of confirming Wayne Ross to the AG position. Sarah Palin is obviously not a brilliant person, but she is coniving and purposeful toward her self-serving goals.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:16 AM
And yes, Mr. Egan is definitely a conservacrat (is that a word?) but he will do just fine til our next election.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Oh my good grief!!
Just read this story on Kos, please read it folks, and the comments, they are just so damn funny over there!!
Sarah Palin Heading for Hell!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/4/20/722290/-Sarah-Palin-Heading-to-Hell-(per-her-Starbucks-cup)
April 20th, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Acceptituding your conservacrat–for the time being.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:28 AM
43 Nan Says:
April 20th, 2009 at 6:30 AM
I am not sorry you OT on this one she IS great. There are a lot of Mayors that should go up there, keep their mouths shut and their ears open
April 20th, 2009 at 10:32 AM
91 UK Lady Says:
April 20th, 2009 at 9:47 AM
txindygirl
Don’t fret. Those TS fools can’t spell or even throw a coherent sentence together. I don’t think anyone is going to take them seriously. They are just circling the drain with their no hope heroine.
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I’m sure you are right… there’s a big YAWN on Huffpo too. I just panicked.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Is Palin the Rev. Jackson of the GOP?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21425.html
This story nails it on the head.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:35 AM
UK Lady, yep, that’s a good one on KOS.
Just noticed the following statement at the bottom of KOS homepage.
“Site content may be used for any purpose without
explicit permission unless otherwise specified.”
Moose Pucky likes KOS!
April 20th, 2009 at 12:29 PM
I am not a citizen of Alaska. I live in Michigan
However, I would like to know, if it is legal to send money to contribute to the Bob Poe for Governor of Alaska campaign fund??
And does he have a fund going as of yet?
April 20th, 2009 at 2:31 PM
Congrats on getting the right person for the job!
April 20th, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Palin’s “caving” on the Senate seat may have been to avoid a special election that would have favored Kerttula but…..she also finally got most of the $9 million ($7 mill) that she requested for the in-state pipeline project that she reeeeally, reeeeally wanted. Quid pro quo….
Her resume would be enhanced in the lower 49 by “pipeline/energy issues”…… but not with the issue of a state senate seat appointment.
April 20th, 2009 at 3:06 PM
OY VEY – possible news regarding the new AG of Alaska from Shannyn Moore:
http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/as-alaska-turns/
April 20th, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Donna in Michigan – you can contribute to any candidate anywhere. (Look how much Tinklenberg raised after Michele Bachmann’s rant on Hardball.) Poe doesn’t have a donate button on his website; something he should change.
OMG or Oy Vey as Lori has it – I don’t need any other info on Sean Parnell except that in every video or photo with Sarah he looks like he is seriously in love with her. I’m not being snarky.
So he would be a perfect choice wouldn’t he. (He really should watch Double Indemnity and see where being a sap for a dame will get him.)
It sickens me to know Joe Schmidt, yet again another WHS alum is moving up.
Brings new meaning to her being the “real deal.” No more real people in government please.