Well, it appears as though we will have a healthcare reform bill by Christmas no thanks to Republicans. Healthcare reform entered the inevitability stage in the Senate during the wee hours of Monday morning as Democrats came together on a party-line vote to all but lock in passage of the legislation on Christmas Eve. Though [...]

While Mudflats is in “low gear” for the holiday season, which also coincides with my busiest time at the other job (the one that’s not nearly as fun, but pays the bills) I’m pleased to have heard from Mudflatter “Retired Pastor.” Today seems like a good day to share his excellent article on Habeas Corpus. [...]

Now, some of you may have read that headline and thought to yourselves immediately that there must be some epic battle brewing between the evil claymation vulture who attempts to keep Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer from ushering in the new year in the 1976 TV movie; and the embodiment of a benevolent symbiote and secret identity [...]

On the Seventh Day of Christmas My Ex-Gov Gave to Me: Seven Bears A-Swimming Six Trains A-Wrecking, Fiiive Miss-ing Riiings!   Four hundred pages,   Three Weeks Notice,   Two Scape Goats And a Big Steaming Pile of … Tea.  

Shannyn welcomes Mark Begich today on the Shannyn Moore Show!  Hmmm.  What might they be talking about?  Could it be….  HEALTH CARE? And Shannyn wants to hear from – YOU! See what the Senator has to say about the pros, cons and compromises. You know the drill: Tune in live to 700am KBYR in Anchorage [...]

Quyana Cakneq Mudpups!!! Wow there are so many things to be thankful this holiday season especially in the Strongheart home! This past year the support, caring and generosity that everyone here at the Flats and on Anonymous Bloggers have given us has been overwhelming. From the hundreds of flat rate boxes full of food that [...]

I can’t believe we’re half way through our Palinized version of the Twelve Days of Christmas! Time does fly. With all the snow we’ve had in the last couple days, our virtual Mudflats Choir is up to their knees in the white stuff. Good thing they’re in their full Arctic Cat snowmachine gear and bunny [...]

As 2009 wanes to a close, the time has come to reflect – to think back on those individuals who excelled in their particular fields – those who have left their mark, surpassing all others with a unique contribution that stood out in the crowd.  They shine, and they are recognized. So, a moment of respect please [...]

No, not even a blizzard could keep me away from the Bartlett Democratic Club luncheon today.  Diane Benson was going to be “announcing her intentions,” which means she decided to run for something, or not run for something, and I wanted to be there to see which it was.  She ran against Don Young 2 [...]

On the Fifth Day of Christmas My Ex-Gov Gave to Me: Fiiive Miss-ing Riiings!   Four hundred pages,   Three Weeks Notice,   Two Scape Goats And a Big Steaming Pile of … Tea.  

The regular Thursday night taping of Moore Up North at Bernie’s Bungalow has been cancelled.  It’s been snowing all night and all day, and many roads have not been plowed yet, creating less than stellar driving conditions. Since the theme of Moore Up North tonight was to have been about health care, it seems appropriate [...]

Hugely busy day here at Mudflats Central.  I’ll have some “real” news in a little while, but in the meantime, here’s Sarah Palin’s reaction to “Visorgate.”  You’ll remember from yesterday, that Sarah Palin showed up on a beach in Hawaii wearing a blue visor with “John McCain for President” stitched on it.  She blacked it [...]

We’re back again for the next verse of our special Palinized version of the Twelve Days of Christmas! Our carollers are ready, the stars are twinkling, the sky is clear and we’re heading for single digit temperatures. Our conductor is tapping her baton, and we’re ready to go! On the Fourth Day of Christmas My [...]

Whichever one of you sleuthy Mudflatters send me “the envelope” with no return address, postmarked December 10 from Alaska, I have received it and its fascinating contents. *wink* Look for something after the first of the year. And thank you.

(Read this blog to the soundtrack of South Pacific’s “I’m Gonna Wash that Man Right Outta My Hair”) Reports of sightings by Mudflatters in Hawaii have been increasing. Some pictures of Sarah Palin and her family on the beach have surfaced, which you knew they would. But this picture in particular gave me a good [...]