Posted by The Mudflats on May 5, 2009 · 112 Comments
Get ready folks. A bunch of conservative presidential wannabees is coming to a town near you for a warm fuzzy “listening tour.” I can see them all now, with their elbows on the table, and their little chins cupped in their hands, heads tilted to the side and gazing into the eyes of whatever few Republicans are left in the rapidly shrinking party. Watching the death throes of the party has been morbidly fascinating. I guess they figured out that after 8 years of doing whatever they wanted, and the subsequent careening down the slippery slope of wingnuttery, most people weren’t…
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Category Barack Obama, Election 2008, John McCain, Popcorn time!, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Strategery, Whackjobbery · Tags Palin Council for a New America, Republican party, Republicans, Sarah Palin
Posted by The Mudflats on May 2, 2009 · 91 Comments
Conservatives are all….”a-Twitter” (as you’ll see below) about the fact that, as we all knew, the President of the United States will actually be appointing a justice to the Supreme Court. David Souter today announced that he will be stepping down in June. Here’s what President Obama had to say today when he interrupted a press briefing to address the issue: Now, the process of selecting someone to replace Justice Souter is among my most serious responsibilities as president, so I will seek somebody with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity. I will seek someone who…
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Posted by Jeanne Devon on April 24, 2009 · 249 Comments
SarahPAC is so….yesterday. All the cool kids are now throwing their hard-earned money to Alaska Fund Trust! Campaign Solutions, the Republican consulting firm running the show at SarahPAC has dropped the PAC like a hot potato “parted ways” with Sarah Palin’s political action committee, whose first financial disclosure we can look forward to in June. This news came the day after an ethics complaint was filed against the governor alleging that the contractual relationship between the Governor and SarahPAC is a violation of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. The group had been working with the Palin operation to raise money for SarahPAC…
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Category Baffle it, Blog News & Features, Numbskullery, Popcorn time!, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Skulduggery, Troopergate · Tags Alaska Dairy Board, Alaska Fund Trust, Dairygate, Kristan Cole, Mat Maid Dairy, Palin, SarahPAC
Posted by Jeanne Devon on April 21, 2009 · 231 Comments
We all know that Governor Palin was quite taken with the idea of having Wayne Anthony Ross as her new Attorney General. He apparently had all the things Alaskans look for in a candidate for the head of the Department of Law. “I believed I knew what Alaskans wanted when I selected an individual who is a strong backer of 2nd Amendment rights, a staunch supporter of the state Constitution and a defender of life,” Governor Palin said. “Wayne Anthony Ross supports responsible, ethical development of Alaska’s rich resources. And we all know that for the first time ever, a…
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Category Alaska Legislature, Blog News & Features, Don Young, Numbskullery, Republicans, Rural Issues, Sarah Palin · Tags Alaska bloggers, Bloggers, Don Young, Don Young fundraiser, Palin AG, Palin bloggers, Palin Ross, Sarah Palin, Wayne Anthony Ross
Posted by Jeanne Devon on April 17, 2009 · 199 Comments
I have not often written about other blogs, and I don’t think I’ve ever written about a conservative blog or blogger, but I’m about to. There was an article in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner about the aptly named blog Conservatives4Palin. Let me be on the record when I say that I generally disagree with everything I find on Conservatives4Palin, including the name. Frankly, if it were me, I’d lose the “4”. It reminds me of Toys R Us, which bugs me too. I think if you’re going to spell something, spell it. But I digress. So, my disagreement with…
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