I popped in to see the mayoral candidates forum hosted by the AARP at Central Middle School last night. Each candidate has made his views known, and has honed their answers to most of the questions by now. These two have been seeing a lot of each other lately. So, I’ll just note a few [...]

As the mayor’s race looms near, this just landed in my inbox.  It is written by former Assemblyman Allan Tesche, who served on the Assembly with Dan Sullivan. And here’s a .pdf of the letter ==> mcginleys1 Not sure how many other inboxes were graced with this letter, but a hat tip to Phil at [...]

Candidate for Anchorage Mayor Eric Croft today picked up another endorsement from one of the mayoral candidates who did not make it into the run off election.  Retired Anchorage Police Department Lieutenant Paul Honeman threw his support behind Croft at a press conference. “Eric and I share a strong commitment to make Anchorage a safer [...]

I read with amusement yesterday the Anchorage Daily News articles about Dan Sullivan, candidate for Anchorage mayor.  Sullivan and Eric Croft are the two survivors of a heated race that resulted in a run-off to be settled a week from tomorrow. The amusing part?  The title.  “Sullivan Takes Pride in record of going against the [...]

Wow.  I didn’t expect this one. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a poll conducted by Channel 2 News, Thursday, April 23, 2009, respondents were asked if they were more or less likely to vote for Dan Sullivan with Ted Stevens’ endorsement of Sullivan. Here is the official question and results: Are you more or less likely [...]

What better way to celebrate this evening than to hang out with a bunch of happy Democrats at an Eric Croft fundraiser!  It was held at the home of Senator Mark Begich and his wife Deborah Bonito.  Little Jacob Begich met us in the driveway, and told me he’d have to “wand me” for security [...]

An Anti-Bush rally?  That’s really how I had to look at this.  The last eight years have seen the national debt soar to heights we could not have imagined when Bush took office.  The taxes we pay on this April 15 reflect Bush tax policies.  The hardships we feel reflect Bush philosophies.  Bank bailouts?  Bush administration. We privatize [...]

We have a runoff. On May 5, Alaskans will have a very clear choice for mayor between conservative candidate Dan Sullivan and progressive Eric Croft.  I almost didn’t want to go down to election central last night.  If Sullivan had managed to pull of 45% of the vote, it would have all been over right [...]

No longer tortured by which candidate to support, moderates and progressives across Alaska are breathing a sigh of relief today.  Yesterday’s mayoral election came down like this: Dan Sullivan – 43% Eric Croft -19% Sheila Selkregg – 16% Walt Monegan -9% Matt Claman -6% Paul Honeman – 5% Lone conservative candidate Dan Sullivan walked away [...]

Great minds think alike, but one of them is usually quicker.  In this case, one of them was a LOT quicker.  As I was driving around town yesterday, I grumbled to myself about all the illegally posted campaign signs.  There were signs in snowbanks on the side of the highway, posted on public areas, on [...]

The Anchorage mayoral race has been a special brand of political torture for progressives.  The general overview is this.  There are a host of very good, viable, capable candidates for mayor, any of which the moderate or progressive populace would probably be happy to have running our city.  And it’s painful to have to choose.  [...]

The new group called “Citizens Against Dan Sullivan and Liquor Industry Influence”  which seems to have the unfortunate acronym CADSLII, will be holding a press conference this morning at 11am. The press conference will be at 645 G Street, across from McGinley’s Pub, of which Sullivan is part owner.  The purpose is to publicize Dan [...]

OK, help me.  It’s been the “Bedtime in Alaska” thread, it’s been “Odds & Ends”, it’s been “Daily Roundup”, it’s been the “Catch Up Thread”…. And now I’m considering the “Oyster Roundup”, because of this section of  the poem”The Walrus and the Carpenter” by Lewis Carroll: Four other Oysters followed them, And yet another four; [...]

Well, it’s been quite an evening. It was Friday night, and I suppose I was in need of a little adrenaline rush, a little tiptoe into the dark side, a little plunge into the belly of the beast. It’s been a while since I infiltrated a Republican event, and I am happy to report that [...]

It’s Stapleton Appreciation Day! Those who are less politically correct might call it “Attack Ferret Day” or a variety of other names I won’t get into here.  What?  You’ve never heard of this holiday?  Well neither has anyone else.  Here’s the story.  Sarah Palin has “tentatively penciled in” a trip to Auburn, NY to celebrate [...]