The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

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Sullygate and the Time Machine o’ Scandal – Get Ready to Ride!

  ~Photo taken at first Tea Party Protest in Anchorage right before Mayor Sullivan was elected. Many thanks to Mel Green, who has become a self-educated master of all things “Sullygate.” Her outstanding research and exhaustive detail-oriented posts are a fantastic resource.  And now she’ posted an excellent “Sullygate Timeline.” Mel has already blown the [...]
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Sorry, Anchorage! The Sullivan Check Has Been Cashed.

[Don't forget to tune in to The Shannyn Moore Show today HERE from 11am-2pm Alaska time. I'll be Shannyn's guest for the weekly "Thursdays in the Mud" segment from 1pm-2pm. Today's special guest is Anchorage Assembly Chair Patrick Flynn! Wonder what we'll be talking about?] Well, one thing you can say about “Sullygate” is that [...]

Mayor Dan Sullivan – You’ve Got Mail!

For background on this story click HERE for the Anchorage Daily News story, and HERE for my take, and HERE for a detailed analysis by Mel Green. And once you’ve done that, please enjoy this fantastic letter, sent by an Anchroage resident to the Assembly and the Mayor. Well done, Sir.  Hopefully, others will become [...]
~Former Assemblyman and Current Mayor/Trustee Hybrid Dan Sullivan

Payday for Mayor/Trustee Hybrid Dan Sullivan.

  So, back in 1982 there lived a recently former mayor in a city in Alaska.  His name was George Sullivan and the city was Anchorage.  And as the mayor of a city, he had a life insurance policy. And those at the time liked George Sullivan so much that they thought they’d insure him [...]