Whack-a-mole

Sarah Palin has been a top target of the Democrats since she ran as Senator John McCain’s vice presidential candidate.  They lost the election, and she has since resigned as governor of Alaska due to the continued onslaught of complaints by Democrat operatives.  So NOW why are the Democrats so steamed?

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

It seems the Palin administration is reluctant to say any bad words about their Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA).  To any observer, however, it is apparent that the Denali Pipeline folks are moving ahead at a much faster rate than the Canadian Company, TransCanada. This spring the Denali group had over 80 people in Tok [...]

Whence Sarah Palin’s Troopergate?

At the beginning of the “troopergate” issue,  Governor Palin and her family  were accused of mixing a personal issue with politics. Upon Gov. Palin entering the national spotlight as candidate for U.S. vice president, it didn’t take long for the news media, democrats in the legislature, and other opponents to elevate troopergate to a major [...]

Alaska Gas Inducement Act (AGIA)

Like it or not, we are now fully committed to Governor Palin’s plan to build a gas line into Canada from Alaska’s north slope.  We’re all hoping for the best, though from here it looks like a pretty scary ride. Published 1/4/2009.

The Domino Effect Reaches Alaska

Over the past few months we’ve read a few articles explaining why Alaskans won’t be hit as hard by the present recession as other states.  They may be right, but we’re not going to come out of this unscathed. Click on the image to view the full cartoon…

Oil Prices and Alaska’s Budget

With the 2009 legislative session approaching, we’re looking at falling oil revenues and a declining balance in the Alaska Permanent fund — a result of stock market declines during the past two quarters.  The Alaska Legislature will be required to show more restraint in its spending than usual, and this will be the supreme challenge [...]

The New Media: Stardom over Substance

“jour·nal·ism, noun: (2b) writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation.” — Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary. In its never-ending quest for ratings, the news media has forsaken the journalist’s duty to report and analyze newsworthy facts, in favor of entertainment.  This year’s winning presidential candidate was [...]

Presidential Politics: The View from Alaska

Let’s put Gov. Palin’s candidacy for U.S. Vice President in perspective: Whether there may have been other choices with loftier qualifications for the office is a moot point.  By all appearances, Gov. Palin is ready for the job.  Sometimes actual knowledge of dates, times, names and other details isn’t as important as integrity, core values, [...]

Alaska: Legislature Releases report on “Troopergate”

So what? Steve Branchflower, the special investigator for the Alaska Legislature, has released his investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin’s dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. His conclusion?  According to the Anchorage Daily News, Branchflower says Monegan’s refusal to fire Wooten was not the sole reason for his dismissal but that it was a “contributing [...]

Governor Sarah Palin’s Ethics Problem

When Governor Palin chose to unceremoniously dump Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner Monehan a few weeks ago, she had no idea the trouble that would follow. Apparently the basic issue was that Monehan supported the troopers, saw a department that had been cut too many times, and refused to make additional budget cuts as [...]