Money Laundering

So past December 2007 was the deadliest for U.S. troops in the Iraq war theater. I guess that is why the Anchorage Daily Stool has decided to place the war news on the back burner. Blasphemy! The way Anthracites - a.k.a. residents of Anchorage in heat - shove dog shit in that orange plastic bag used to deliver the Daily Stool, may as well just leave the paper in the bag, as it is nothing short of just that, dog shit. It was front-page news for awhile, now it is hidden away somewhere. As the war has gone from a “hot” issue to a lukewarm thing of the past. Do we really care about crybaby Conoco over what is happening in Insane Hussein’s old stomping grounds? Americans get tired of more of the same. Answer me this, why is it that the military leaders in Iraq, our military leaders, still speak of a “coalition”. Is somebody fixing the books in efforts to indicate that the Brits are still around? Bottom line, there is no coalition today and in my book there has never existed a so-called coalition of the willing. The willing or able never showed up! With that in mind, we have without a doubt run the course all by ourselves. We started it, we struggle with it, we will try to end it with some semblance of achievement. Sure the Brits allowed some interest of a coalition to arrive on the scene, but the numbers speak for themselves. So why all of a sudden, when there is more emphasis and interest on the upcoming election has it appeared that things are calm in Baghdad? Wow, this is interesting and maybe it has to do with a Punzi pay-off scheme. Really, how else do you keep things cool, calm and collective? Money does speak. See this is why modern day Congress should be abolished. We can’t have station breaks wherein things happen and nobody is watching. It seems things have taken on a very spotty disposition during the holidays. Out-of-sight and out-of-mind mentality, like who is watching the henhouse – NOBODY! See, the head military guy in charge over there in Iraq was told to get things under control when it was discovered that the only reason the surge looked as though it was working was the fact that we were loosing a bunch of young Americans – at alarming rates and aiming up towards a wartime all time high. Nothing is worth loosing a bunch of troops over, unless it is an invasion here in the states. Alaska has already been invaded and lost the war, with “Big Oil” that is. They continue to pillage our resources, and rape our resources and kill off any incentive to give back what is rightfully ours to begin with – the resources. Hey, are we winning or loosing? The Iraq war that is. Now this surge thing that was surging the death toll would have been bad business for sitting duck senators running for George’s position. In fact it was also bad for George’s one page memoir, as all the other pages will be “Intentionally Left Blank”. Hey, a one-pager meets the government’s paper-work reduction act, so at least in the memoir department George the Rat will be considered a “Greeny”! Anyway, for some back here on friendly territory, the calm wasn’t worth the pain – that of sending our kids home in a wooden box. So how else does one get control? How does one keep the so far surge success on that same track but not at the expense of lives? Expense it is the key. Money laundering it is called in my book. Officially, it is called the CLC, for Concerned Local Citizens. Basically, somebody in their infinitive wisdom has decided to pay-off the insurgents so they have something better to do then kill off our troops. It is the worse possible exit strategy one could conceive. But it has nothing to do with an exit. Like one high-ranking official was quoted, “We could do this for the next 12-years”. In a nutshell, how this nutcase hell works. Supply a would be or would be wannabe insurgent with an American made AK-whatever, a few clips of ammo, some camouflage protective gear and pay him or her to maintain a protective stance. Now wait just a minute. These are the insurgents, made up of Al-kaida, El-Briba and anybody else that had a vendetta against George Bush. So now somebody in their infinite wisdom has decided that it is cheaper to payroll the terrorists, at least until the money dries up, which by my calculation it is to run dry about November's election day, just in time for Bush to retire to Crawford and be able to say, "It was calm yesterday in Baghdad, can’t blame me for what is happening today." Now why wasn’t this fandangle plan hatched a long time ago. It would have saved us a bunch of money, as before insurgents it was that other terrorist group on the U.S. payroll, an outfit called Black-Water. So we paid for the invasion, we paid for the war, we are now paying for the thugs to leave us alone and when we finally are allowed to leave, we will pay for re-construction efforts that according to the Hail-Burton timetable, it will never be a “mission accomplished”, but a “mission demonstrative” that will make people rich and provide insurgents a job for life. Sounds just like a politician's campaign speech! Pure crap. “America, where are you now, don’t you care about your sons and daughters”, and presidential kickbacks. That is all this is, but a demonstration that George Bush was stubborn, killed kids and wasted a bunch of money. Not his money, as he has no idea what it is like to be a true blue American. He did get his hands dirty, once, with this war, with the blood of the innocent. What a memoir it will be, pure blasphemy and that red stuff, it isn’t ink!

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Bi-Polar Express

So the medical establishment has established another goldmine! I am talking about FDA approved “Drug Lords” doling out medication to a generation that is still in diapers and this “must have, must obey” mentality approved by parents that “Aren’t Smarter then a Slug”. The other night I sat in astonishment and bewilderment watching a TV documentary that interviewed individuals that tried in vain to support these “Lords of the Pharmaceuticals Industry”. The subject matter that warranted this drug free-for-all had to do with medication associated with something called “Bi-Polarism”. Whatever this fandangle name is supposed to camouflage - kid depression because mommy is too lazy and sits around all day watching soaps because dad must work his ass off at the mill - the prescribed medication for such was on the increase, a whopping 4000 percent increase in a years time! Right here in America. This is mind-boggling to say the least. But why for? Now I know that “Bi-Partisanism” is a dreaded disease with no known cure, but what’s up with this other “Bi” stuff? There came no definitive answers from the experts that testified in front of this public broadcast, but for the most part is seemed to be a smoke screen cover-up. Hey, has anybody seen Bill “Cat Killer” Frist? He was the senator that single handedly changed the rules and regulations governing anything and everything a health care provider could get away with here in America. It was to the disadvantage of the people he swore to represent. Why? Because he was once a doctor and his family owns the worlds largest “sometimes we provide” health care provider. The kind of health care provider that may on many occasions refuse to pay for operations for the needy, like that little girl that desperately needed a liver transplant but the HMO said “No”, even when a compatible liver was readily available. See, the liver could be used elsewhere, going to the highest bidder and to a person that had “premium” medical coverage! Money talks. Now Bill himself was under investigation, but he was sent into the Congress for one and only one all important not impossible reason, to screw Americans. He was successful with his mission, so that is why I ask where is he today? Oh, the “Cat Killer” label? When Bill was going through Harvard Medical School, he experimented with cats that died under the influence of experimental drugs. The cats were freebies from the animal shelter, improperly obtained! The cats were supposed to be going to good homes under an adoption program, not for experimenting! We allow the killing of cats and now we are allowing the killing of kids. This drug store cowboy mentality to addict kids for no other reason then to get rich seems to fit under the MO of get elected, mess with the rules, sleep with the lobbyists, then go away a richer man. I wanted to say “rich man”, but it seems that nowadays all of Congress’ members are rich to begin with, as the common working men and women doesn’t have a rat’s ass chance of representing this country. Money buys reckless votes. Just look at what the Clintons have accomplished. It is a sad state of affairs here in “this is your land this is my land” when you have to tell your kids to shut-up, take their meds and “No” they will never get to D.C. because only rich people get to become servants for the lobbyists. This country, this nation once under God, we once had a Constitution by the people and for the people. Nowadays, I don’t know what we have, except more of the same corruption. When I hear Hillary talk about change, what does she mean? It seems the culture and mindset in Washington knows only one direction, the same direction that has catapulted this once great nation to shame. So what type of change are you talking about? The same with old man McCain. The way this guy changes his tune, it is a dangerous scenario that we face if he is elected. I wouldn’t trust him as a Wal-Mart greeter. The aspirations that these “one too many terms” senators and congressmen desire are for selfish reasons only. They haven’t helped this country in the last 16-years or so! Look at the dollar? Look at this country’s crude oil addiction. Look how this country’s industrialism is a thing of the past. Look now how we medicate our babies, like we can’t get anything right unless corporate America is behind it and continuing to control us through lobbyists controlling them! So, who in Congress is behind this atrocity to drug our babies and get them addicted at a young enough age wherein they will be chemical dependent the rest of their lives? Think about it, as it can be a calculated investment! There must be someone at the helm that is making a bundle off of this scam. We can have Congress investigate Baseball players with respect to “Steroid” drug usage - not abuse - but why isn’t there somebody of righteousness coming forward to investigate this Bi-Polar drug addiction phenomenon? It is mind boggling that this type of thing goes covered up and finally it surfaces as a concern on the public broadcast media, once a 1st Amendment Right means of getting the truth out. Really, here in Alaska the transmitters used to broadcast this stuff to the outlying towns and villages were supported by Congress, until the public started hearing too much of the truth about our own representatives and their dirty political shenanigans. So the funding from the Federal government was short-circuited. Over time, this media has been dealt a death wish, just the way the scoundrels planned it. So one more issue before signing off. We all realize that ethics was lost forever when Bill had an affair with the Devil in the blue dress, right in the oval-office. After that extramarital affair, we should have burned down the White House and started over. So I am sure that this new-age child abuse for profit is well known in the Halls of Congress. And if ethics is a lost cause with our leadership, then it is a monkey-see, monkey-do lost cause in other venues and professions as well and follows the hierarchy of the rich trickle down theory, with the sentiment that if everybody else is getting “richer” off of this thing, me too! So doctors are most likely profiting from the drug addictions upon others. And teach them young that they need this addiction by coercing their parents into believing it also, and by the time they get out of diapers and have a voice and could opinionate their own well-being, it is too damn late to turn back. This is something that should be outlawed and if the FDA has approved it, jail time should be a remedy. Now according to the FDA spokesman - must be an appointee - because they don’t have any adverse data on kids taking this stuff, they can’t “black-box” it, which means they are doing nothing when at the same time they realize that this could be ticking time-bomb. And it all boils down to the buck. It has nothing to do with anything else. Doctors forever all over complain about the high cost of medical mal-practice insurance. Hey, show me a poor doctor! Health care, it has become a business onto itself and the investors and stockholders - like ourselves - with investment firms bidding on 401k diversification. We are all guilty of this atrocity. We want more back and less given away. It has become one vicious circle and now our own children will suffer, just because ethics has become a lost cause here, there and everywhere. With the presidency, Congress, Doctors, Lawyers and more all acting as crooks, and now parents have been sucked into that arena. I wish Woody Guthrie or John Lennon were still with us, so they could sing out what we once had or how it could be, if only we cared!

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Send in the Clowns

I must give Mrs. Vogue Mature credit, as she is trying hard to change the fashion side of politics here in Alaska. It will be a battle, as some “bloggers” think she is the best governor this state has been blessed with. I guess they don’t remember the “Bush Rat”. Now compared to Bill “Nose Bleed” Sheffield, they are right on! But I do believe that maybe Mad Magazine would be a better fit for her politics, “send in the clowns” I am talking about. With representatives like Meyers, it is a Bozo bus state of affairs. But the “Big War” is upon us. See, the state just published the “Winner” in the bid to build a natural gas pipeline north to south. What is interesting about the participation is the lack of, from the crybabies. There was no bid from BP. Nor was there anything from Exxon and it seems as though Conoco doesn’t know how to read the rules and regulations for submitting a proposal. “We are not smarter then a slug” should be that company’s new motto. Now Exxon has always been a silent partner in the oil industry here in Alaska, except when the Exxon Valdez was sabotaged to target Bligh Reef, on a moon bright night with calm upon the seas! I think Chuck had something to do with the wreck, as he was a disgruntled oil broker that went broke trying to compete with the crybabies. Anyway, Conoco did send in a bid, but it didn’t meet the “bidding” guidelines. So it was automatically sent to the shredder. Now, the state bureaucrats will tell you that it is still on the table for consideration, but that table was confiscated by the FBI, so forget about it. So why didn’t the majors jump all over such an invite and submit a proposal? Hasn’t this state talked cold turkey about a gas line for 30-years by now? So why then, when finally Mrs. Vogue Mature allows incentives, does it fall on death ears? It is simple! Natural gas is the enemy of the oil companies. BP, Conoco and Exxon are “OIL COMPANIES”. Not “energy Companies”, Not “Green”, but filthy dirty “Oil Companies”. Take this simple example. What good is crude oil out of the ground? Nothing. It must be processed somewhat before it becomes a marketable product. Don’t believe me, then why is it that there exists not one storage tank for crude oil in Prudhoe Bay? In fact, the crude oil relief tanks along the Trans-Alaskan-Pipeline are for relief only and cannot be used for storage. Why? Once crude oil is placed in a storage tank, wherein time allows the entrained gas to be liberated and the water to settle out, it is then marketable. This happens in only one place for the Alaskan oil trade, in Valdez. And it was all designed this way for a reason. The first storage facility is some 812-miles away from the action. Why again? It is called the marketability milestones, or pumpability in technical terms. Basically, there exists a whole lot of miles in between unmarketable and a marketable commodity, so the cost of turning it into something of added value, it is part of the well-head cost inflation index – or consumer rip-off equation. It basically allows a treasure chest of additional costs to be secretly hidden away, just like an offshore tax shelter. Now take natural gas out of the ground, it is already marketable. No added costs can be added. So it sucks, as it is too out in the open for manipulation. That is why Big Oil is just that “Oil”. Now there seems to be a dilemma with the current state of affairs, because these crybabies are not interested in a gas line, which means that they aren’t interested in selling the “gas”. Regardless of the present day situation with respect to energy needs and an energy hungry America! Now this natural resource, regardless of what the crybabies think and say, it belongs to the “people” by right of this state’s constitution. But for some 30-years, this resource has been held hostage by “Greed” companies, one that even flies a foreign flag of ownership. See, for the existing owners of the natural gas, they can only sell it for what it is worth, based on the Henry Hub index. See, our congressional delegation - under son Ben’s control - saw to it that this state’s natural gas would be tied to this benchmark index. Henry is some obscure place that is located way down south, far and removed from this state’s natural gas infrastructure. But it allowed a foreign company, based out of Michigan, to make a whole bunch more money by selling natural gas to heat our homes. Ben was on the Semco board of directors during this manipulation period. We got screwed. So that has in effect screwed the natural gas scene here in Alaska. It has tainted the slate! See, once again this state has shot itself in the groin. That is why tax breaks above and beyond the norm are being sought by the big oil in control of “OUR” natural gas. Now what is more exciting is the fact that this gas, in efforts to get to market, it must pass through the Canadian Hub, down in British Columbia. It is here where the purchase of natural gas by consumers in America can be made from several different producers. Add the Alaskan natural gas to the picture, and that supply and demand competition thing will start a price war. It can only lower the costs to buy gas. It will bring in less money for the crybabies, as in order to keep the gas flowing, it may mean bargain basement discounts. The competition will be stiff. So besides a transport tariff - collected by the pipeline owners and not by the crybabies - there is really no incentive to get this much needed commodity to market. So as far as “Big Oil Crybabies” are concerned, it is better to use the gas back home in efforts to lift more crude oil out of the ground, as this is where the hidden costs are still allowed. So they will try to keep “their” gas in the formation. Now it is not “their” gas, it is our gas to begin with. So even though they may have a sacred piece of paper that tells a different story, I say it is time to call their bluff. We have been waiting for 30-years by now, for a gas line. It is time for taking control over what is rightfully ours to begin with and there may be hope on the horizon. The Supreme Court has recently ruled on eminent domain, and basically from that ruling, this state has the right to take over anything and everything within its borders for economic reasons. The same could be said about ANWR, but we would loose all welfare freebies - so what! Anyway, eminent domain is what is needed now, to take back the leases and let the lawyers sort it out. We have the right to take it all back, as the crybabies have refused to market it. It would indeed be a Hugo Chavez like move, but the Citgo sign still lights up the horizon over Fenway Park! And even though Hugo has made the oil infrastructure his own, for the people and by the people, the Exxons, and Bps and Conocos, they are still working out an escape plan with involvement in his country. In fact, I was told by a reliable source that Hugo was giving a 43% ownership to the crybabies and paying up on their assets that have become part of Venezuelan oil infrastructure. But the crybabies don’t want the pay-off, as that will show a huge profit and they have already taken the write-offs, so they want the assets’ value hidden, with an increase in the ownership percentage. So they can once again rip-off Uncle Sam with respect to corporate taxes! This is what is happening right now in HugoLand. So if we play our cards right, when the Trans-Canadian boys get that pipe in the ground, “our” gas will be available for sale, for the people and by the people. And I hope that when this eminent domain thing takes a grip the crybabies decide after all these years of false bluffing that they are indeed “leaving” and the port becomes a very popular place, for quitters leaving to go back home. Matter of fact, I will donate free time to help them pack their bags. In the end and a new beginning for Alaskans, I hope to see an end to the Meyers like Bozo bus mentality, and container ships heading away forever more, with the crybabies trucked away for good. By the way, who the hell has taken to using camouflage bags to hide away dog shit? Really, I have raved on before about the “Orange Blossom Special”, but camouflage? Really, the Anchorage Daily Stool comes in this orange plastic bag and people have taken to using these bags to capture their pet dog’s shit when out and about the trail systems here in Anchorage. The bad thing, they think there is some migrant worker that comes through the woods at night to retrieve the crap bags. So you see these bags hanging from trees and littering the paths along the way. Now, I am not the only one that has complained about this desperado republican like action and even mentioned in writing that the Anchorage Daily Stool should change to camouflage bags, so they remain out of sight and out of mind when re-used for this purpose, but has somebody really taken me up on this idea? Talk about a Bozo bus mentality. Mrs. Vogue Mature, what a hit, somewhere!

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Alaska - Room for a Makeover

Makeover or curveball? This state needs a makeover. First we need Mrs. Vogue Mature to change something! Yuck is my sentiment. Get rid of the “Cyclops” like glasses. Really, every time I have a nightmare it is Sarah acting out as the “monster” Cyclops on the loose and attacking Juneau! And that Randall, she must be desperate since the Milkman took away her endorsements, as she’s finally trying to win something. But she is older now and will never make it to the podium with the gold. Just my prediction based on the fact that there are or were stronger competitors out there that were sidestepped for reasons unknown. Hey, either bring home the gold or go home. Same sentiment that this state has had with its representatives, bring home the bacon or go home. See, this state has become the biggest recipient of Federal welfare. And that can only happen if ethics was abolished, as it was in the beginning with Ted and Don and Frank and now MoanaLisa and everybody knows about it. It used to be that outsiders thought upon Alaska as “wow” wild, but now it seems as though I get greeted outside affiliated with the “Corrupt Bastards”, which I am not. Yet guilty by association goes a long, long way. Now what is with the Daily Stool? Did the printing press get confused or is this outfit for real? The makeover I am talking about. Sure the Iraq war and Hilary’s hilarious campaigning and Laura trying to save her husband’s memoirs are old and warn-out news, but to send this stuff to the back burner, it is really odd. And I just love to see in print statistics of just how unsafe Anchorage is again, front page news it isn’t! Tourists should stay away from this place, just like tourists are staying away from Baja, Mexico. It isn’t safe in the streets of Anchorage. Rapists, molesters and corrupt politicians are still on the loose! What the hell happened to Alaska? I heard that there is a new book ready to hit the bookshelves, its called “The Five Crooks You Will Meet In Alaska”. So before the book signing ritual, let’s see who is in the running for this title and prestigious printing of such. Representative Tom Anderson is in the running. Pete Kott for sure. Kohring makes three. So the verdict is still out on the characters that may compete and complete the ranks of rank. Maybe the writer has a heads up on the “who’ll be the next in line”. Regardless, there remains a bunch to speculate upon. I would hope that the circle of five is complete with Ben and Ted. But Ted will most likely get a rain check in disguise as that of a presidential pardon, so maybe the substitute in this case will be Don. And if all else fails, MoanaLisa fits the MO image. Imagine casting a vote for MoanaLisa, or Ted or Don, unless one likes “Fool’s Gold”. That is basically how this corruption has reigned so well and for so long, as “pork” infiltration in efforts to make hostage the vote. A vote for jobs is for “fools” only. Bottom line, this state is foolish that we have to rely on crooks in office to bring home the bacon in efforts to maintain a sustainable infrastructure. We have none, not now and the future doesn’t look so promising that we will get it right this go around. Really, this state could sure use a makeover, as just the other day somebody made mention that Mrs. Vogue Mature is the best governor this state has ever seen. What the hell are they thinking? It may be a younger generation thing, or a valley mentality thing made famous by Ben, but my son has been taught about righteous politicians. Like Jay Hammond or for those who remember his true character, that of the “Bush Rat”. If this guy were in office, there would never have been the corruption follies, as he would have kicked ass, John Wayne style. And the crybaby “Big Oil” is trying to kick Mrs. Vogue’s ass into shape. If she can beat them, then maybe she deserves a takeover and forego any makeover. But with all the political corruption making this state look like San Quentin with an “open door policy” in effect, what can we expect. We want to see a change in something. What that something is isn’t clear. Now what is with Conoco, with these full-page adds about some off the wall crap. I am glad to see that it sits next to the obituaries in the Daily Stool Makeover Edition 1, as that company’s proposal for a natural gas pipeline was DOA. And didn’t Conoco’s CEO have something to do with the Bill Allen follies? I am sure BP instigated a lot of the intrastate corruption, as that company is of British descent and the British are still mad at us over loosing the Trenton War. Really, why in hell does the British flag fly over downtown Anchorage on the 4th of July? It is for political bashing purposes only. A good governor in my book is one that would introduce legislation that would stop such an outrage. It may be a minor thing with respect to the big picture, but this state must start over, in efforts to get things back on the right track. Seceding or going back to territorial status may be a starting point. Then baby steps could march us along the way wherein we could once again gain respect with “outsiders” and have safe streets without record breaking homicides and rape a thing of the past, wherein we can raise our children without fear and corrupt politicians will be but bad dreams. It can happen, but maybe we are afraid to say bye, bye to the likes of Don and Ted and MonaLisa and her nepotism ways and means. Until we are ready to wean ourselves away from political corruption in disguise of a “pork only” infrastructure, then we deserve to be ridiculed. We still have some talent leftover from territorialism and maybe it is something we should pay special attention towards, especially this time around with the “Big 50” coming our way. So to begin with, I propose a park, right next to Resolution Park in downtown Anchorage along with a statue of the “Bush Rat”, we can call it “Revolution Park”!

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I'm Crying Wolf!

Two things of interest tested my patience at the end of the Old Year before I was ready to accept in the New Year of 2008. First and foremost, why in hell is the National Science Foundation funding the design of crap video games in efforts to teach humans about the behavior of wolves? Hey, one would think that a so-called “Science Foundation” would be on the alert against more obesity instigating ideas. Instead of video games, how about outdoor games, like running? Wolves like to run. They don’t sit around in some stuffed up cave on their ass doing crap nothing. Maybe the real “foundation” with this outfit is missing. Really, this type of free-for-all waste that utilizes the taxpayers’ money garnished away from hard earned paychecks is a scam against humanity. Why in hell are there assholes out there that would take advantage of this type of money waste. Americans, get a grip on what is happening around you. Assholes are getting rich on your buck. Why in hell should a CEO of a defense contractor make billions? It is your money squandered upon, as without defense pork projects these guys would most likely be on the lam, in jail or just another failed Wall Street hood. I am serious about this. When America has lost control of the Treasury, we are doomed as a capitalistic society. Ethics is lost not only on the political scene but also on the layman’s scene. Monkey-see then monkey-do I guess, as some don’t know when to say “NO, Stupid Project”. Anybody who takes it upon himself or herself to waste my hard earned dollars in efforts to create a cushion job wherein they do nothing but drink fine champagne, they are terrorists in my book. It is time to say “NO”, to wasted projects and pork addiction. Now, back to the wolves. Did this new video game gig include a demonstration on how a “Canis lupus” pack liked to eat pet dogs? Like is happening at an alarming rate right here in Anchorage. Besides the highest crime and rape statistics in the nation, this city has the highest incidents of attacks by wild animals upon humans. And road rage against pedestrians? Hey, based on a population base statistic there exist three wolf gangs that roam the Anchorage bowl. Right in my backyard! See, this state’s game managers were instructed via a Pac-Man like mentality to manage the health of the wild animals around town. With that, we have created a nightmare on L&M Street within the city boundaries. Basically, everything went extinct and now the - almost gone after all these years - species have rebounded. See, nature is interesting. As the eagle and wolf and bear species were most recently removed from the endangered list - as the population of each species is exploding in the lower 48 - the animals started a trend, moving back into populated areas. It provides protection! Which means food for some. Animals are not stupid. How many moose call the Anchorage bowl home? Enough to support a population of 200 black bears and 50 brown bears. And now three gangs of wolves, hungry at that! Now bears hibernate. The wolves are not that smart, so must eat to survive. But are smart enough to realize that pet dogs are easy prey, like a 30-minute Rachel Ray meal on the hoof.. It’s called game management, the wolves’ way. No catch and release practiced here, just that supply and demand thing working. Even if the dogs are accompanied by humans with sticks and stones! See, the animals that were scared away from humans then slowly introduced, they are no longer afraid of humans. It is an evolutionary scary thing. I had a close encounter with a brown bear this past spring right in my own neighborhood. Like the wolves, the bruin was interested in my dog. Basically, it is no longer safe in Anchorage. We need a militia. Wayne, where are you? WAR, what is it good for? Now this thinning of the “pet” species could have a drastic effect on the air quality. See, Anchorage has an air quality issue, because of dog feces. In the winter, the estimated 1-million pounds of crap freezes and breaks down very slowly. Come break-up, the now powdered like dog waste is mixed with snowmelt runoff into a free-flowing media. When it dries, it is prone to going windblown with the springtime Chinooks, so the air in the city gets a nasty disposition of particulate matter - a fancy term for airborne “dog shit”. Now left behind crap that doesn’t infiltrate the air makes its way to the waste-water facility through the maze of underground run-off pipes. This stuff is eventually pumped into the main Cook Inlet current heading out to sea, via the Kenai, right smack in the middle of the returning salmon runs. And guess what, salmon love this stuff because it is easy to digest! Remember this, the last meal a salmon has before turning off the stomach and heading up river is…. Tourists take note! Where was I going with this? Anyway, it is good to see that Alaska has a bunch of newcomers. See, that makes it easy for guys like Ted and Don to pull the wool come re-election time. I see the Daily Stool had a misprint. It made mention of something to the effect that Ted was the “Alaskan of the Century”? It should have read, “Alaskan Crook of the Century”. Anyway, Revenue Commissioner Galvin gets the privilege to write an opinion stating the misconception theory that the oil companies are here to stay. Sure they are, as they always cry “wolf” and get what they want. In a nutshell, the proposal that Conoco sent to Mrs. Vogue Mature - which didn’t meet the state’s bidding guidelines - this outfit wants a 30-year moratorium on natural gas taxation. It is a scam. Maybe the wolves should head towards the downtown office buildings for some fun. And this crap over the fact that BP and the state have finally settled on a tax case some many years old and eons overdue? It is just one in the lineup of many overdue settlement cases for crimes committed, as this once oil rich state spends more money defending our resources then any other oil rich nation. I said “once oil rich” because the resources have been raped and the only thing left is more rape at a reduced sentence. Like going through the tailing pile again. The oil companies operating here in Alaska are like repeat criminals. They get away with it once, twice and “No” three times doesn’t mean out! The citizens of this state never get to see what we are legally obligated to see. This state has an open records statute, except the oil companies changed that by crying wolf again and again. As far as the oil companies operating in Alaska nowadays, well, I wish SOHIO and ARCO were still around. Those were the good old days. And most of the time it is pennies on the dollar that this state settles for, as it is huge sums of money that are in question to begin with. Had we listened to Jay Hammond, who invited the consultation of experts, this state would have maintained an infrastructure like Kuwait. We would not have a bunch of crybabies and diaper stashes in Juneau. Self-sustainability we would have achieved and not had to worry about pork addiction. We could have elected decent congressional delegates to represent us in Washington. Nepotism would have been not! Sorry, but I must go over the quota. So, how many of them work for BP and live outside but use BP’s address as a bonafide residency in efforts to steal a PFD check? I tried to turn a vagabond in to this state’s revenue department, they told me I didn’t have enough evidence and the fact that it was just speculation - this guy using BP’s address - wasn’t enough to go on. This guy still collects the PFD. Ripped off again. See, with the “open records” statute a joke, the state can’t ask BP for information about who uses their business office address as an Alaskan address of residency. It happens all of the time. And get this with BP’s crap. I was on a job on the pipeline. Nobody was working even close to their ass off. Why? It was too easy a job and nobody understood what the boss said needed to be done because most of the guys had Cajun accents and were form Louisiana. Good workers, but when the icing on the cake keeps coming, why worry about ever finishing to end a good job, as it may mean a job back down in the Bayou, an 8-hour day job instead. And the company paid their transportation costs from the lower 48 to Anchorage, then BP picked up the north bound fare. This isn’t fair! Local hire, what a joke. Hey, with respect to wages, Bill Allen screwed this state, by bending over to BP and forming a sweat-shop of qualified workers at mediocre wages. It all boils down to lost cause ethics. Here, there and everywhere. Kevin Meyers, ha..ha..ha, is proposing an ethics ordinance? Must be a misprint. This is the same guy that tried to get money for private sidewalks up at some exclusive subdivision on the Hillside. Why? These walkways would meander between the 1-million dollar houses, so kids could walk to the school. And guess who would pay to build and plow this ridiculousness? And we have Alaskan women dying of cancer at alarming rates, rape out of control in the streets of Anchorage and wolves eating pet dogs. Hey rich assholes, tell your kids to run to school. And the only reason Meyers is offering up this legislation is in efforts to protect Don Young. See, his proposal would not allow a representative to raise campaign money when in session. And one of the sitting reps is trying to unseat Don “Billy Goat” Young. We are indeed surrounded by crooks. What a way to start a New Year’s off, business as usual! Now I must admit the 1-million dollars spent to design a wolf video game almost climaxes the 1-million dollars spent here in Alaska – courtesy a “grant present” from Ted – to study the penis size of the Musk Oxen! We are truly getting F$#@ed. And that “grant present” mentioned, never to be paid back as a loan would have been required, it is Treasury money. My money, your money, not Ted’s to recklessly give away, not Don’s to recklessly give away, nor MoanaLisa’s to recklessly give away, but our hard earned sweat money, recklessly stolen away by a crook’s crook extraordinaire. Corrupt Bastards they are! Maybe I should “Cry Wolf”.

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American High

American High
I believe there is a time tested saying wherein it is acknowledged that it takes an “outsider” to see the true inside of things, or people for this matter. Mark Twain was a great “Outsider” who saw right through the “Insiders”. I am right at home with Sam when it comes to political disdain, especially with senators. Now being from Alaska – at least having lived way up north in the 49’er for some 30 years by now – it qualifies me as an “Outsider” extraordinaire. So with that in mind, I believe this individual can provide an unbiased opinion about that “Inside” job. So the subject of interest from the outside “in” is America, “Real America” existing in somewhat harmony as the contingent lower 48 states that is. Alaska is so much different a place of worship, so it is affordable and reasonable to reflect upon this “outsider’s” view inside “Real America”, in efforts to gage the health of this Red & Blue nation of greatness. Especially considering things could change forever now that 2008 is upon us. See this is the year that the Supreme Court of the “Free-Land” will once again – possibly putting it to rest this time around – define what is truly sacred or not about the 2nd Amendment Right, to bear arms. Accordingly, “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” This case could be the deciding factor as to whether or not the states stick together as a union. Depending on how the bench opinionates, it may be time for individual states to exercise their eminent domain rights and secede, for security reasons. I would bet that if the court rules in favor of “arms control” based on the fact that the existing military infrastructure is the “militia” and gun ownership is no longer a free-for-all righteous citizens’ necessity, Texas “shall” become a separate country. Other states would soon follow suit, especially if there is an existing infrastructure that can survive without Uncle Sam welfare intrusion. That is what Federal earmarks and pork-ears are all about, Big Brother infusion for intrusion control. It happened in Alaska, whereas once upon a time marijuana for personal use was voted legal by the citizens. When the Fed.’s came north, crying wolf about criminalizing the cannabis or else, the legislature went behind closed doors and changed the voice of the people. Why? The “or else” edict from Uncle Sam meant loss of money. Basically, a “with us or against us” sentiment. And since Alaska is the biggest welfare state, the legislatures realized that loss of grant money could mean loss of jobs which could mean loss of votes which could mean they could loose their seat and have to once again work for a living wage. Now considering the fact that the prior judgeship has refused to visit this same Amendment to bear arms for the same sticky reasons since 1934, when even back that long ago refused to actually and clearly define what is meant by a “militia”, this time around there will be a yey or ney vote. It will come about as an opinion, then dissected apart to the discretion of the legislatures and lawyers of the individual states. It will most likely mean a completely different new-century 2nd Amendment. Talk about a “Battle Royal”! Bottom line, there will be some controlling issues and guidelines. So is it guns or roses that makes for this “Real America”? Guns put aside for the time being, as the “militia” is alive and well so I feel safe. Now, I have traveled California, wherein one can now enjoy stargazing in L.A., as the air has taken a turn for the clean side. I have been through Boston, from the tunnels to the “Big Dig” and besides finding Sam Adams alive and well on every street corner, one cannot forget the Lost Writers hangout. In St. Louis, brotherly love is what life is all about. Hey, to this day New England remains undefeated! All across “Real America”, one sees evidence of a strong union. But if I were tasked to name a place, one that defined the cornerstone of “American High”, it would be found far and away from the hustle and bustle of city life. How about a place called Oakfield? Located just north of Batavia. Which is somewhere between Buffalo and Rochester N.Y. I was on a job back that way, just after Christmas and right before the New Year. Wow, these 30-mile speed limit zones come upon you quick. But one doesn’t need a lawman’s sign to realize that slowing down is required. The one-lane highways that skirt this Great Lakes region cut across pasture and field then soon turn to time-like forgotten downtowns, skirted by neighborhoods welcoming intruders coming and going. And the houses lined up along the way - old of style but still showing resilience to the brutal weather that can be thrown this way from ocean size lakes - protrude right out towards the streets with some semblance of a sidewalk providing a buffer zone. A place wherein kids played outdoors along with the howling wind as a companion, and cats crossed the roads as if jaywalking was their amended right. And the way in which the houses were decorated for the holidays, like a Christmas time of the past? It was picture postcard perfect, from this “Outsiders” opinion. So tranquil, so secure, so heavenly. And guess what, no Starbucks around these parts! To name but a few of these “Real American” towns, how about Leroy or Elba. Now what sent me to the writing tablet with this “Outsider’s” inside look around was what everybody seemed to want to talk about. Hey, Alaska has the mountains, but this place had the “Swamp”! The “Swamp” seemed to be what the locals wanted to talk and brag about with visitors, like it was something magical or mystical to which they held an individual respect towards. Now Mark Twain found respect enough and wrote about his childhood affiliation with the Mississippi River. And for those of us not fortunate enough to have the mighty Mississippi as a place to grow-up upon, mature and learn the values of life, well a landlocked water-hole could most likely provide the same degree of imagination. Swamps were part of my upbringing and I can remember stories of the Swamp Fox - the Vietnam veteran who made the soggy water-ways his home upon returning to the states - so I could somewhat relate to what these righteous New Yorkers were getting at. The swamps were the places that tested our courage and “militia” like attitudes in our youth, with sticks and stones as our protection – maybe a Bee-bee Gun. Raft building was a necessity, to get away from rival gangs or when petty crime invited a misfit like interest, like stealing bubble gum from the corner store. It made us guilty as Billy the Kid and we didn’t want to mess with no lawman. So we went to hiding deep in the swamps. We learned to play hard in the swamps, then come of age, it meant a special event - the deer hunt. For some, it meant the duck hunts. Talk about camaraderie! It was the time when the dads would take the time out to teach us how to outsmart a deer in its own habitat. But we understood more about a deer’s behaviors then our teachers, as this was where we hung out. This was “our” land, from California to the New York islands! And in our youths wherein the swamp was our relief away from school and monotonous homework and readings like the “Great Expectation”, we learned the ways of the deer. In my case, it meant the added advantage of learning the ways of the Swamp Fox. Who was this masked man - with camouflaged face paint - that had fought for our country abroad then decided to live a hermits lifestyle, in the swamps along with the river rats and snakes? And with the time spent “swamping” during our youths, it was just like living out there. We learned how to walk silently, when to be still, when to be vigilant and when to run. And like a deer - or Vietnam veteran - we learned what escape routes would most likely find freedom away from fearful or compromising situations. The swamp and river life taught us many things to cherish in our pursuit to happiness. So with that, there was an overpowering security with the mindset of the citizens of this region not far from big city life, but far enough away wherein there exists a value system based on land inherited individual traits and in no way shape or form is the lemming ritual respondent around here. So even if the right to bear arms was “infringed” upon by modern day dynamics of legal wrangling in efforts to understand what was declared in force back in 1791, there is no worry herein. To fight for independence “infringed” upon around these parts would be a fight similar to that played out in our youths, with “swamp” like warfare of a different kind, as it would be orchestrated by a different breed of Americans. When we look through history, the swamps played an important role in the wars of this land. That is why the swamps were so important in youth. And still so important in this day and age. So to hear grown men like Tony the miner and Doug the foremen talk about the “swamp”, it is the spoken word of proud Americans – a word of warning that keeps on rolling, if not by river, if not by land, then by way of the “swamp”! Now this American High is no American Lie!

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High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure
It is Christmas Eve morning, so why must we be bothered with “crap”. I am talking about Ted and Don using the “tidings of comfort and joy” occasion to justify their corrupt ways and means. See, it is a day wherein everybody should be in a good mood, so maybe they plan on using this time to crawl up each listening individual’s ass. Talk about a hemorrhoid! Now, according to the Anchorage Daily Stool, Don is adamant that “I listen and I provide. That’s what I’m elected for. You show me a congressman who says I’m not going to have any earmarks and I’m not going to listen and I’m not going to provide and I’ll show you a short-timer”. Hey Don, maybe you have been too busy running away from “Rabid Skunks”, but isn’t that what most honest Americans are after, “TERM LIMITS”? Or a “Short-Timer”? A short-timer would not amass Hulk like power as a means to earmark the hell out of my pocket book. Then Don, you get diarrhea of the mouth, “People think their taxes go up and that spending gets bloated. If the money wasn’t earmarked for the state, it would be spent somewhere else”. Don, if the money isn’t spent foolishly then maybe it means you are stealing away too much of my hard earned payola. If it isn’t needed, it is a surplus. You make energy companies give back rebates when they find a surplus, so what is the difference? Why not follow the laws you make other private entities adhere too. And instead of foolish spending, give the young troops a raise, for fighting your stupid war. Maybe you should get a real job once you get booted out of that cushion seat you have kept warm for way too many years, just to see what I mean about work. I’ll bet you’ll be the first in-line to sign a petition for a tax rebate. In fact, I bet you’ll be the petitioner! And then Ted runs away at the mouth in the Stool, just like Ben running away from the Lawman, like son like father. “I’ve told the state legislature for three years in a row that we are going to suffer reductions in the amount of Federal assistance if the state doesn’t step up to the plate and provide local assistance”. Ted, on your 13,990-day watch in the “Big House” you have single handedly created the biggest “welfare” state ever. And now that you are loosing power, you have to realize that what you created cannot be weaned away overnight, from pork bellies - not unless you come down hard on the “Big Oil”. Why must you continue to support foreign companies like British Petroleum, in their efforts to rip off the resources, cause environmental nightmares and kill hard working Americans? So, some idiot friend of yours is getting awarded up to a million dollars for berry research. And all this “pork” is in the form of grants – not loans – so payback is a joke upon the taxpayers. There is in no way shape or form any reasonable return on the “grant” money investment sent this way for nothing. Like it was once quoted, “War, what is it good for, absolutely nothing”. Well, “Earmarks, what is it good”, same sentiment in my book. And what the hell is this earmark for something called an Alaskan agricultural product? Something unknown to me and the rest of civilization here in Alaska, but what ever it is or supposed to be it was awarded a bunch of taxpayers’ dough. Hey, we can’t even keep a dairy afloat! And why the hell does 58-million need to be spent for Pacific salmon fisheries? What do I get in return, as all the salmon processors are from Seattle! And that continuous halibut season that you were all in favor of over a limited season, well I can’t afford that fish nowadays. Sure its fresh, but only the rich can get the drools over it. And I am sure that with the salary you have voted for yourself after all these years you also can easily afford the luxury. This fish business is as bad as the Coconut Grove scandal that your buddy Don is in trouble over. Hey, who does your performance appraisal? And that Denali Commission earmark, something in the tune of 90-million, what the hell for MR. TED? Why don’t you just be honest with us, it has been a complete failure time and time again. If it weren’t then Hugo Chavez would not have had to come to the villagers’ with aid, for heating fuel subsidies. And now that we are on the subject of failures, the Seward Sea-life Center is awarded a 3-million dollar giveaway? What are the taxpayers in the market for another asbestos filled ancient and dilapidated “Arcade” to buy away from another one of your buddies at an inflated cost. You must realize that some real-estate agents are going to jail here in Anchorage for inflating the price of property, called price fixing. MoanaLisa was caught in a similar situation but somehow escaped, just wait until her seat is back up for grabs. Your shenanigans’ goes well beyond that, what a laughing joke you continue to amuse us with. Hey, I looked into berry cultivation back some 20-years ago while living in Valdez. The business plan sounded good and caught the attention of the bankers, but it was just too risky a venture. Why? It’s called the “Weather”. So I felt that the experts had looked at something that I missed. See, I am a proud American that was raised on the true American spirit and righteous values. If you can’t do it the right way, then don’t do it at all. And listen to what others are saying, not what others are asking for. To have a risky business plan risking my taxable income, it is “goonatics” at work. You and Don are the pros when it comes to illicit and illegal taxpayer contributions run amuck. It is illegal, to waste my money, just read the Constitution wherein it talks about taxation. You are not the only guilty party, but you would think that with the time spent there in Congress, something good would have come from the House, other then high oil prices and a protracted “War”. So next Christmas, please don’t use the media in efforts to support your corruption. Earmarks undermine the integrity of our system. Nobody likes these secret giveaway programs that are orchestrated behind closed doors. And the fact that these things show up and nobody takes credit for it, it is treason upon my paycheck. So please don’t try to sell your snake oil remedies. You have been a failure, as providing misrepresentation that has done nothing but support a welfare infrastructure, the failure blame is yours to cherish Don’t forget to talk about it in your memoirs, at least one page will have something besides being “intentionally left blank”. And Don, keep away from that “Rabid Skunk”!

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