Part of Palin’s reason for quitting the governorship, so she says, is financial.  Why should the state be spending “million of dollars” in dealing with “frivolous ethics complaints” and frivolous lawsuits and just general…frivolity?  Heck, according to the governor, the frivolity takes up 80% of the administration’s time these days.  And that’s a lot!  Think [...]

What a day at Mudflats Central. The editorial staff is ripping their hair out. The fact checkers are having a hissy fit. The switchboard is going crazy. Middle management is running around putting out fires. The writers are sitting at their desks, tapping at the keys, erasing, retyping, deleting and finally, ceremoniously throwing piles of papers [...]

If there is one thing Alaskans have learned in the past few years, it’s patience.  We know that despite the lack of obvious activity, often there is lots of duck paddling going on below the surface in Alaska’s many corruption investigations.  And at long last,  it looks like the grand-daddy of the Corrupt Bastards Club [...]

And now for something completely different. “Before we ever exchanged ambassadors, we exchanged goods,” Obama said at a US-Russia business forum in Moscow, which he addressed as part of a state visit to the Russian capital. “Along the way you gave us a pretty good deal on Alaska. Thank you,” Obama said to laughter from [...]

We’ve had a bit of a breather, but we’ve come to the next installment of Red Shirt Theater.  The Non-Discrimination Ordinance public testimony continues.  It may take a while to get to it.  The schedule can sometimes be fluid…  But the link is HERE. Use this thread to live blog the meeting if you feel [...]

OK folks, here we go.  Rub your palms briskly on your face, and shake out your arms.  The Palin transition begins… So, last February, Sarah Palin appointed someone to be third in line for the governor’s office.  That someone was Wasilla High School pal Joe Schmidt, Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.  An odd choice [...]

After Friday’s stunning announcement that in a few weeks she is quitting the governorship, 18 months before her first term is up, Sarah Palin has gone fishin’. Kate Snow from ABC News has caught up with her near Dillingham, where Palin told her that she didn’t understand why the sudden resignation of a first term [...]

Driving down the Parks Highway is mostly just driving by lots and lots of trees – birch, cottonwood, black spruce, blue spruce, mile after mile. Now and then you’ll pass a lake, or a creek, or a river, and your head naturally turns to look upstream or downstream to enjoy the view. Returning home from [...]

The source of all the RUMORS about strange dealings with the Palin family, the Wasilla Sports Complex and the Palin house in Wasilla that was built by Todd Palin and some contractor “buddies” all sourced back to an article last October that appeared in the Village Voice.  Well now….the Voice speaks.  (I love that)  There reflections [...]

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy   Tune in to Countdown with Keith Olbermann tonight where she will talk about the intricate details of the latest news about the gas line. Just kidding!  You know it’s got to be about Palin’s shocking announcement, and the use of intimidation to [...]

Wasilla resident Zane Henning will be filing an ethics complaint today against soon-to-be-ex-governor Sarah Palin for continuing to collect per diem expenses from the State of Alaska while still living in, and commuting from her own home. One of the things that will still be getting some attention from government watchdogs, and legislators are possible [...]

Residents in Juneau felt left in the lurch on the 4th of July. Where was the governor? The governor spent the Fourth of July weekend in Juneau but was only spotted briefly on the sidelines of the capital city’s parade. She had been invited to ride in a convertible, as she did last year, but [...]

On the last bright sunny day of a holiday weekend that was jam-packed with unexpected politican maneuvering, blogger Shannyn Moore had the last word.  She stood in front of Governor Sarah Palin’s Anchorage office, before reporters and television cameras, and read a prepared statement. On the Fourth of July, when Americans everywhere were celebrating our [...]

[A similar piece is up on The Huffington Post.  This one is just for Mudflatters] Just when you thought you’d seen the back end of him, he returns;  one of our favorite characters here at the Mudflats.  I refer, of course, to Sarah Palin’s personal attorney, and the man in Alaska with the most dastardly [...]

It was great fun being back on the Shannyn Moore Show on the 4th of July.  Mudflatters from across the globe tuned in.  I do love hearing your actual voices!  After Shannyn’s show was over, Mike Method took over with special guest CC, a progressive voice that is sorely missed on the airwaves these days.  [...]