Matt Felling talks to Sen Begich about Health Care--"Cloture" vote coming at 4:00 pm AST
on Nov 21, 2009This is another excellent installment of KTVA's Matt Felling in his "View from the Hill" series...a weekly discussion with Alaska's two Senators.  This week he spoke to Mark Begich about Health Care and military issues.  This is a good piec...

Yesterday's activities--including Sen. Begich's statement and overdue update on records request
on Nov 20, 2009In my house, you can almost always tell what I'm working on by which computer I'm using. If I'm in our loveseat/recliner in the living room with my feet up, a blanket over my legs (the living room is chillier when it hovers around zero) the fireplace...

Palin fans wait hours in the rain and cold...get stiffed. Now you know how Alaska feels..
on Nov 20, 2009Per Rumproast blog, angry fans in Nobleville, IN yesterday started heckling Palin after she pulled a "quitter." She left them in the lurch, without an autograph, after they waited as much as 13 hours in the rain.  Some even had the wristbands wh...

In other Alaska News, Pete Kott is trying to stay out of jail...again...
on Nov 18, 2009Former Republican Legislator Pete Kott leaves court after a hearing to overturn his conviction: Pete Kott speaks to Alaska media about his case from Dennis Zaki on Vimeo. Yeah, in Alaska we can't even keep 'em in jail when we catch them breaking the...

Frank Schaeffer explains the danger to our President on Rachel Maddow
on Nov 18, 2009Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy The Psalm in question is called an "inprecatory prayer"...a post I've been meaning to do for awhile. You can read up on it now over at Gods Own Party blog, where Leah Burton do...

Palin on tour...my head hurts**UPDATE** Did Palin have her own endorsement deal while Gov?
on Nov 18, 2009*******************************************UPDATE************************************************* Speaking of "Runner's World" photo, does Palin have a Japanese shoe endorsement deal tracing back to the days of her Governorship? Blogger Martin Eise...

"Going Rogue"...reading with three highlighters
on Nov 17, 2009I'm in the throes of the book and resisting every urge to gouge out my eyes using a sharp, burning stick.   The reason I'm using three highlighters while reading is for different subjects...of course one color (pink) is for ethics issues.  ...

Discussing Palin: Keith talks Oprah and fact-checks the book, Larry King's Palin Panel
on Nov 17, 2009Well, ya'll probably figured out that so many of you went to Mudflats to live-blog Oprah that the site crashed.  None of us got a chance to chat with you while we were watching, but it was INCREDIBLY hard to contain myself hearing all the things...

A bit more of "Going Rogue"...the "infamous" photoshop **UPDATED** w/ new page
on Nov 16, 2009Here's the photoshop in question.  Originally it was tagged "Baby Burke" because it's Eddie Burke's "monstrous" face (taken from the photo underneath it).  Burke even acknowledged it on his radio show. We're all going to be left hanging, as...

Oprah Countdown in Alaska...less than an hour...
on Nov 16, 2009I'll be joining my Alaska blogger friends for a lively discussion at http://themudflats.net during the Oprah Show!  (Any rumors that we all may be physically gathering for snacks, adult beverages (tea for me) and group nausea during the show are...