Legislature Says “Take That!” to Palin on Stimulus Money
The Alaska Legislature just voted to confirm Craig Campbell as the new Lt. Governor for the state of Alaska with 55 voting to confirm and 4 opposed to his confirmation. The no votes were Senators Kookesh and Paskvan, and Reps. Crawford and Thomas. And in a decisive smack-down the Legislature voted to accept the stimulus funds that [...]
The Special Session that Didn’t Need to Be
A couple weeks ago I Tweeted, “Only for Rep. Les Gara would I eat at Denny’s.” That prompted several people to ask my how my lunch with Les went, and why, given all the great choices of places to catch lunch, Rep. Gara had chosen Denny’s. My meeting with Les Gara was actually at the [...]
Sarah Palin – You’ve Got Mail AND a Wakeup Call!
Governor Palin got a letter yesterday from House Democrats. Seems they intend to vote to override her veto of $28.6 million in federal funds offered to the state of Alaska for energy relief. “I want to work with the governor as much as possible,” said Rep. Harry Crawford (D-Anchorage). “But my responsibility is to Alaskans [...]
I’ll Take Palin Fibs and Fables for $200, Alex.
“The feds.” It’s a slang term that most of us are used to seeing after the words “seized by” or before the words “raided the house.” It’s never said with respect or fondness. Rarely do you hear someone say “the feds are trying to give me money,” or “the feds want to weatherize my house.” And [...]
Federal Dollars v. Federal Dollars. And the Winner is…
Governor Palin has requested assistance from (dum da dum dum) the federal government. (Imagine that “federal government” part done in some kind of creepy, drippy Halloween font). Shortly after the Federal Emergency Management Agency had arrived in Alaska last week, the Governor announced that she had decided to ask for a damage assessment. That was very convenient, of [...]
Bob Poe Uses the “N” Word! (….no not THAT one)
Add another voice to the growing number of Alaskans who have just had it up to their eyeballs with the governor’s rejection of stimulus money designated for energy efficiency. Beyond the slap-in-the-face obvious fact that this is Alaska, and might just be a good idea to promote energy efficiency, you’d have to have your head [...]
Missiles Good. Energy Efficiency Bad.
Budget cuts. That’s where the rubber meets the road for fiscal conservatives. Sarah Palin’s been talking a big game about fiscal conservatism. Alaskans adored Ted Stevens and Don Young and re-elected them for term after term after term (etc.) because they could bring home the pork, baby. Don Young’s well-attended annual fundraiser is actually a [...]
Verbatim – Palin on Stimulus Money, Endangered Species, Bloggers and More…
(Rubbing temples, and getting a glass of wine) OK….I’ve been through the Palin press conference from Sunday night. Twice. And I’ve chosen some little nuggets for you. Overall, my impression of Palin is that she spoke, and carried herself just like she did after the election on November 4th when she was met by the [...]
Palin Interview – A Seven Course Salad
The “Good Friday Surprise Guest” on Eddie Burke’s radio show was none other than the governor herself. Eddie Burke has the #1 rated talk show in the Anchorage area on KBYR 700AM, and is the one who called the women who attended the “Alaska Women Reject Sarah Palin” rally “a bunch of socialist baby-killing maggots” [...]
Anchorage Speaks Out Against Palin’s Rejection of Stimulus Money.
It’s been a while since a bunch of hopping mad Alaskans gathered with signs to protest the actions of our governor. But today, at 9:30 in the morning in the bitter cold, hundreds showed up to wave signs, mingle with legislators, pack the Assembly chambers, give public testimony and send a message loud and clear [...]
