Gannon and the Humorists
Once upon a time common political wisdom had it that if the late night talk shows parodied a polictitian on a regular basis that was pretty much the kiss of death. Gerald Ford was doing fine until he...
View ArticleGannon; First Harry Shearer now Doonesbury
So the msm danced around the Gannon story and we had to be happy with the editorial pages picking up the scent. Well, a couple weeks ago Harry Shearer had a field day with the Gannon story (Gannon at...
View ArticlePaul Krugman Debates Heritage Foundation's Stuart Butler
Paul Krugman and Stuart Butler went at it hammer and tongs on today's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Krugman is a columnist for The New York Times; Butler is a vice president of the Heritage Foundation,...
View ArticleHow to get mojo
I have been a follower of Daily Kos for a few years. Once I overcame my initial bashfulness about a year and a half ago I became a member. Since then I have taken part in many discussions and you know...
View ArticleAlaska is..
my adopted home. I arrived in Alaska 23 years ago after a six week road trip from Colorado where I was living with my brother after the break up of my marraige. Alaska was the end of the road for those...
View ArticleThe Christmas Truce
Ninety two years ago tonight, Christmas Eve 1914, along the British section of the Western Front a remarkable thing happend. Men who had been shooting at one another across a "no-mans land" sometimes...
View ArticleBREAKING! Kryptonite to be used against Senator Reid
Kryptonite discovered in a mine in Siberia. Implications for Democrats and Superman debated.
View ArticleCriminal Investigation of another Republican
The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Alaska's sole representive, Don Young (R) is under criminal investigation for his ties to oil field contractor Veco.Follow me below the fold..
View ArticleBREAKING! Karl Rove Will Not Testify-surprised?
Driving home tonight and I hear on NPR that executive priviledge is on the march......
View ArticleWorld Trade Center Collapse: Proof
Readers of DKos have seen more than one 9/11 conspiracy theory surface on these pages. And there have been a few diaries questioning why conspiracy theory diaries are not allowed. Would it have to do...
View ArticleFlush Rush, Alaska Edition
First, just let me say that I hate to even say or write the name of Rush Limbaugh. I heard him on the radio ONCE more than ten years ago and made it a point to never be within earshot of the spewage...
View ArticleTed "Tubes" Stevens Has a Viable Dem. Challenger
It is official, today Mark Begich announced that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ted Stevens.Follow me below the fold for a little history of Alaska politics.
View ArticleAlaskan Perspectives on Palin
Sarah Palin got her start in politics in 1992 when she was encouraged to run for city assembly in Wasilla. At the time, the city administrator (recently retired) of my little town, John Stein, was...
View ArticleGOP Civil War in Alaska
Lisa Murkowski just announced her campaign to enter the race for the U.S. Senate in Alaska as an independent write-in candidate.
View ArticleSurprise! Joe Miller Lied
The US senate candidate, Joe Miller(Teabagger AK), chose not to challenge the order requiring the Fairbanks North Star Borough to release details pertaining to the disciplinary action against him in...
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Dawn Chorus: A Solstice Walk in the Park
We are a day past Solstice and at this latitude the sun will rise this morning at 8:39 a.m. and will set at 3:21 p.m. for a total of 6 hours, 42 minutes and 1 second of sun above the horizon. That is...
View ArticleAlaskan Fisheries Are Not Collapsing
We have long prided ourselves in being the reality based community but there is a diary on the rec list that is not reality based. The title screams, "Alaska Fisheries in Midst of Economic Collapse"!...
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