Dent de Lion

Yes, the word is out! “Global Warming” has hit Alaska, as evidenced right here in Anchorage. The convincing research backing the official “It’s here” was found in my own backyard. A few years back I noticed that the French “Dent de Lion” or dandelion species - dreaded by most homeowners - was not only taking over every nook-n-cranny, but also hitting the scenery much earlier then usual. And when a “lion” is encouraged to take root, grow and blossom so early on in the short Alaskan summer, it also goes to seed much earlier. When convinced it is time to move on, a simple Chinook sends the seeds aloft, like a choreographed classical serenade of tiny dancers. Then comes rest, in efforts to prepare for the takeover, and that usually comes with the next growing cycle. Now with that in mind, there was always the interest that if this cycle of the “Taraxacum” began and ended in earnest, was there the possibility of a double duty cycle of growth? So my backyard has been used as a site in efforts to test this theory, and it is so, dandelions have the proliferation to have yet a second seeding in one seasonal cycle. This is in response to global warming and provides an interest as to how nature on its own is taking matters onto itself. A dandelion is a pretty flower, and the taller it grows, the broader becomes its underlying leaf structure. The leaves provide an air gap between the “globally warmed” scorched earth and the beginning of elevation, wherein natural eddy currents are promoted to flow, providing a cooling effect. And the luscious green like leaves need water, so the plant comes equipped by design with a “zero” energy pump utilized to bring the overheated water out of ground zero, thus providing a chilling effect, so in essence the earth can tolerate more heat. This all follows Dr. James Lovelock’s “Daisy Land Theory” made somewhat famous years back when the Internet was more of a research tool then a mad bloggers’ forum. Just kidding, no I’m not. According to Lovelock in defining the GAIA Hypothesis, “The earth is a complex entity involving the biosphere, atmosphere, oceans and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybemetic system which seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life on this planet”. Anyway, what I have observed is convincing enough through proof that nature provides it own defense to eliminate changes that could be catastrophic upon its survival, if left unchecked and not derailed. So as the scientific community spends billions on research and wastes precious years doing nothing but debating, as it appears any worthwhile research produces a consensus of nothing because of bipartisan flip flopping split opinions, nature takes action. For the human endeavor, it appears the proverbial one-step forward and two-steps back on this issue of “global” warming rules out any credible debate or action, witnessed by inactions. Basically, we spend a whole lot of valuable loot and get nothing in return. Bottom-line, nature is already taking care of business. And we can help! We can mimic nature in its call to “change horses in midstream”! See, manicured lawns - something under our control but out of control - exists as a culprit that aids and abets global warming. Lawns take water, which must be pumped by equipment that utilizes energy, thus more wasted heat. Lawns must then be manicured, and all for no other purpose whatsoever then to make it appear groomed, maybe as a civic-minded duty. That’s OK, for golf courses. I mow my lawn but once a year, to mulch the old growth to foster in new growth. And I have an electric mower, so it may use the same amount of energy, but is much quieter then an old clunker gas-guzzler type mower. Actually, it weighs less so indeed uses less energy then its competitor. And my mower doesn’t come equipped with a seat! No wonder that the ass of mankind is getting fatter and wider all the time. So the lion is here to stay and for a reason – good riddance I say. And it appears that we will be seeing more and more of the so-called “weed” make its appearance around town, not once, but twice. But I can see it now, as some “Love Canal” poison expert entrepreneur will soon offer a time-released chemical that will demonstrate that it can take the lion down, even if numerous uprisings occur within a single cycle. But if we look at what Lovelock’s theory was trying to tell us, that nature can and will fend for itself, we see that to go against nature may have devastating consequences upon mankind’s well-being if we choose to defend what we think is right, by drifting too far to the right. Nature takes no favorites hostage, as we are all in this together. Either with them or against them? All that is needed is a little intelligent reasoning as to why we do things. Manicured lawns are as outdated as “war”. It used to be something and have meaning, but nowadays, why bother? It wastes valuable energy and valuable time. It is time to give it up and learn from nature instead of trying to be smarter then nature, and that is like going to odds against the Creator. So, next year let the lion do its thing. And here is some more research data from my little piece of nirvana without chemicals. My lawn was 10-degrees cooler then a neighboring lawn. My lawn, with all its “natural” growth was home to numerous robins taking advantage of earth that was alive and well. I believe a healthy plot is healthy for the land dwellers. My backyard is a sanctuary, and observing woodpeckers is not a rarity. And as others are wasting time and energy making their lawns appear like something out of a horror movie scene from Soylent Green, so other neighbors can’t complain, I sit back and use that time to drink an ice-cold beer, and waste my time learning from nature and realize that by design we are not even close a match even a “weed”.

New Airplane Tax

As Anchorage’s newly elected Mayor Dan “What’s Diversity” Sullivan continues to sit at the right hand of the scab - a.k.a. Jerry Prevo - it appears that budget wows are the mayor’s front and center realization. Sure Prevo is a scab, no different then those that are willing to cross picket lines in efforts to undermine the working class heroes, all for their own personal agenda. In my book, Prevo has already crossed the line. He has too much influence upon parents of kids – the latter our future - which is sad, as kids should be free to enjoy their own opinion and fabrication of such – it’s called INDEPEDENCE! This is America! As I have talked upon before, I realized Hugh Hefner as a mentor when I was growing up. He knows all about INDEPENDENCE. Sure the pictures tested our adolescence, but the articles were 1st class and intellectual, something that is missing from a Prevo sermon. So I propose a new tax that could help out this city’s budget shortfalls. Tax Prevo! That would be nice. First and foremost I must say this about this. It was a real quiet Labor Day weekend in my part of the neighborhood! Because that idiotic Elmore Extension road was closed! Whoever approved this sickening gesture of a road will probably be a senator one day. It seems that even creating crap jobs can get one into the hall of shame, the Hill of Corruption. Did “Senator” originate from the word “maggot”? Many think so, but the translation has been lost through time. I believe we should re-instate it! And why is it so, that come Labor Day, the DOT gets to talk about how great a job they are doing with roads in and around Anchorage? Because nobody is around to give a rat’s ass or listen about road construction lies! If the Round-Abouts are indeed safer then intersections, then why was the Dowling Wreck-Around closed? So the DOT could install long overdue “Speed Ramps”. And it may be true that accidents have been reduced drastically as drivers begin to understand that the “bouts” are for the insane, but I received a 10% discount from my insurance carrier, to avoid these fender bender nightmares. So many of us are staying away! Anyway, it was a quiet weekend until about 5pm, when all the private planes started heading back into town. This is disruptive, as they fly low and disrupt my peace and quiet. They have no right to do so, plus it seems dangerous with skies so crowded. Now I have nothing against private plane ownership, except the fact that those individuals that can afford such a luxury are well endowed, like lawyers, judges, crooks and doctors. So this faction that charges and arm and a leg just to be different then most Americans can most likely absorb a luxury tax upon there aircraft, for disrupting my peace and quiet. Hey, if Don Young can get a fishing pole tax placed in a highway appropriations bill, a noise tax should be an easy deal. Here is how it will work. If they pay the tax, they can fly over neighborhoods. If not, then they must use the major flyways that follow the byways. It’s simple and doesn’t disenfranchise anyone. You play, you pay, that simple. Look, besides the noise, that stuff isn’t rain coming from the skies when clouds are missing in action, its urine! I’ve seen it happen, a pilot gets close to town, he has to pee, and so it is very convenient to piss in a bottle. And why bother taking the mess home, just let it fly. So this is were fair taxation finds credence. My estimates are pretty interesting, bringing in about an extra million dollars a year. Possibly enough money to pay for those heated sidewalks in downtown along the civic center that has no bookings. What a waste! Is it really going bankrupt already? Have you been vigilant to what the “stimulus money” is doing around town? Late at night an army of crossing guards in bright bozo suits infiltrate the intersections – the unsafe places according to the DOT guys. Your taxpayer money is being used to replace traffic lights that are still under warranty and don’t need replacing! This is a luxury. Instead of a balanced approach upon a replacement program, it is waste in efforts to create a few jobs. And it doesn’t do anything to support a sustainable jobs infrastructure. It is Alaskan style waste at its best. Now this is the stimulus waste we see front and center if vigilante enough to notice such. What is happening behind closed doors is scary. Oh, how about $20,000 no bid contracts to friends. When will it ever stop, this giveaway program. Someday, the American taxpayer will say enough is enough and revolt and take back this country and renegotiate the Constitution, with term limits a necessity. I can see it now, the front and center amendment will say “read my lips, no second terms”! It is the one weak link in a good system of checks and balances, except the no-limits allows those in office to laugh all the way to their banks, most likely offshore! Is it true that Mayor Sullivan has picked a John Lennon tune for his opening of “Diversity” week? No it is not “Give Peace a Chance”, its “Woman is the Nigger of the World”! Bottom line, if Sullivan was in any way shape or form a credible mayor he would jump on this airplane tax. But he is not credible, because he proved to be missing any semblance of credibility or trust when he decided against the ethical thing and recuse himself from interfering with the Anchorage Assembly’s vote on equal rights - something that began in earnest when he was not in that position. And we all know that Prevo used propaganda and hate like tactics to delay a vote, until Sullivan was seated at the scab’s right hand as Mayor, all in efforts to overturn the Assembly’s verdict. This is as unethical as it can get. Had this been a trial by jury – which in reality it was through the Assembly’s vote – Sullivan would have to bail out, as judges know that recusing is one of the almighty things still revelent and still a trustworthy human quality when it comes to one individual sworn to seek justice for all and having the “power” to tip that scale of justice. In this case, it seems the “Corrupt Bastard’s Club” is alive and well, with the devil calling the shots. Maybe it is time to tax people and organizations like Prevo’s ABT, as when such organizations get so tuned in as to affect outcomes with prejudice, it is like a scab crossing the line, between state and church in this case. And as John Lennon once sang out, “Woman is the nigger of the world, Yes she is…think about it. If she’s real, we say she is trying to be a man. Woman is the nigger of the world. Think about it…do something about it.”

HELP WANTED

Low on life over the routine 5-day & 40-hour workweek job to nowhere? Tired of working that 9 to 5 push and shove? Want a challenge that pays well, upwards of $200 an hour while working at home or at a local coffee shop? How about the opportunity to make your own schedule? And it’s this simple! If you can take 1000-pages of testimony and condense it into a 100-page report – basically trashing 90% of the original material – edit the leftovers in plain English at a grammatical level the Alaska State legislature can understand – 4th grade or lower – then there is a lucrative high paying job waiting for you, even while the state economy goes downhill. Newsflash: “BP laying off hundreds of contractors”. So what do you say, besides YES…sign me up! And at $20,000 a whack per report, you’ll be rich in no time and contributing to the GOP fan club. And like any other state funded project with this “stimulus money” floating around uncontrollably, once started, it is only the beginning of a lucrative never ending career sustainable without any real accountability. And there’s more, NO experience necessary! If interested contact Craig at 907-279-0200. EEO Statement: Preferential hiring allowed those who are family members of committee aides, as allowed under the MoanaLisa Murkowski Nepotism Act of 2002.

Fake add? Of course, but here is what I really have to say over State Representative Craig Johnson’s attempt to give away a $20,000 contract, no bid, to the husband of committee aide - wherein he himself is the committee chairperson, so the aide works for guess who? Make it a contest! Whomever delivers the best report – judged by the legislature – gets the prize. Even 4th grade classrooms can participate! In this day and age of reduced jobs, to just give away a contract to the relative of a friend, it is more maggot politics at work, fruit fly legislation according to Mark Twain. And where and when is it going to end, this giveaway program that started with the inception of the “Corrupt Bastards Club”? Seems like the energizer “no bid” bunny has gone berserk - it keeps on giving to a select few. And I don’t give a rat’s ass over the would-be recipient’s knowledge or past experiences, as everybody should be given a chance to enrich themselves, by following the rules and regulations formulated to disallow preferential treatment of this kind. This is state money at risk! It is a resource, and accordingly, it belongs to the citizens of Alaska and every damn citizen should have the opportunity to bid this contract. So Craig, did you forget about the state Constitution and what it really means? But why should a politician give a rat’s ass, as it seems in this day and age representation is something only but a suggestion, just like an Anchorage STOP sign!

City of Bigotry Love

Even though there exists a budget shortfall in Anchorage, newly elected Mayor Dan “Little Brat” Sullivan has opened a new office at the main municipal office building in downtown Anchorage. It is an office specifically reserved for Jerry Prevo and the main objective of the “devils” presence at the main municipal headquarters is too make sure there exists no longer a separation between state and church. Please call (907) 343-7100 and ask for Jerry, to welcome him to his new office wherein his main objective is too disenfranchise righteousness with government and continue to hijack the “will of the people”. If the receptionist keeps telling you that Jerry isn’t there, tell her to look under Dan’s desk, as the “Closet Man” might be on his knees praying to some fake “Almighty”. And call again that same phone number in efforts to congratulate Dan and Jerry on Anchorage’s new slogan, “City of Bigotry Love”. Bottom line, the entire Anchorage Assembly’s “good faith” obligation to hear out the people and vote “for all the people” went hijacked by Sullivan’s latest veto, based on pressure from the Prevolites. Those out there that believe there should be a separation of church and state should immediately boycott Sullivan’s political future and aspirations based on his vindictive attitude towards being “different” with his ban on discrimination here in Anchorage. And I say this about that. If Prevo can have so much influence upon “OUR” government by spending time, money and effort to change the vote of the people after the Assembly has spoken and Sullivan has been not the Mayor during such emotional debates on this issue, then Prevo’s organization has too much disposable income. Sullivan should have recused himself away from the Assembly’s vote realizing that Prevo set a trap, too delay the Assembly’s vote until Sullivan was sworn in. It is as clear as day verses night, the people have been skunked! So maybe it is time to tax the bastards, like Prevo and his ABT theatre of hypocrisy! Now that my true American friend is a way to fill in the budget shortfall. And I say this about that. Anchorage relies upon tourism. This city should be boycotted as not so friendly a city to visit, as discrimination is alive and well, and when it hits home, maybe corrupt politicians will realize that the “Corrupt Bastards Club” is not what the people care for any longer, as we are so tired of preferential treatment towards a select few special interests, like what Prevo has managed to construct, at the expense of Constitutional righteousness.

Anchorage's Mesothelioma Nightmare

Alaska has always been considered a unique state, most of the time that sentiment towards its unchallenged natural beauty. But one cannot always judge a book by its cover. So on the environmental atrocity scale, this state may tip the scale. Sure there came the EXXON Valdez wreck wherein crude oil devastated reality of pristine environments and ecosystems unaffected by human abuse. And there was the radiation fallout scare out at Amchitka - but what about the asbestos Armageddon that occurred right here at “ground zero” Anchorage? What am I talking about? It all started back in the early 50s. In efforts to fuel a growing military presence, Army and Air Force bases were placed on the drawing boards and money was appropriated to place Alaska front and center as a defense against cold war invasions. Now military bases need heat and electrical energy, lots of it, to heat military housing and electricity to light the runways. Out at Elmendorf Air Force Base, a 45-Megawatt central heating and power plant was designed and built, and for years was part of the Government Hill landscape. In fact, even though some 50-years old and still running until 2004, it was considered a modern day power plant by stack emission standards when it was converted from coal to natural gas back in the 70s. Something the air quality community was happy about! Now this emissions thing doesn’t measure or try to control everything that can belch out of a power plant’s smoke stack. It doesn’t include “asbestos”. The original plant used all of the modern marvels of engineering, like asbestos insulation covering every piece of pipe, in efforts to conserve energy. As a matter of fact, back then the construction concrete for massive foundations upon which the plant was erected contained “asbestos” as a fire retardant. Now this type of power plant uses fuel to heat water to steam, similar to what you may find heating your own house, except on a scale thousands of times greater. With six running furnace boiler combinations, this place was a heat source of gigantic proportions. So even when it was winter like conditions outside and hovering at zero ambient temperatures, inside a plant like this it is short-sleeve 100 degree weather - were maintenance workers have not a problem sweating for a living. But over time, this heat takes a toll on things, like the “asbestos” insulation. When the plant was new, the pipes were encapsulated with an asbestos fiber that was rigid and was not a threat to the environment. But over time, it breaks down, called friable – wherein the solid fiber breaks down to a powder like form. As an example, the same display that occurs when you step on a puff ball mushroom, wherein thousands of spores go air borne with the slightest of disruptions. It was the same at the EAFB Central Heating Power Plant in the last years of its life. The plant was operated through contract by Chenga, an Alaskan Native shareholder corporation - from Prince William’s Sound. See, the EXXON Valdez wreck thoroughly wrecked this village’s subsistence lifestyle, so they needed something to fuel a missing infrastructure, so came the lucrative contracts with the United States Department of Defense. This was at the beginning of the “No Bid” contracting era between private entities owned by Native Americans and the U.S. government. The preferential treatment type contracting wherein competition is missing in action. The shareholders really had nothing to do with the business specifics, so in reality, it was just another Ponzi scheme controlled by “white” businessmen capitalist. Sidebar: This was all started by Ted Stevens and his buddies, wherein the Native Corporation were used as a shell against prosecution for profit. Basically, the native corporations for the most part were just a parent company that reaped a little money to fuel their infrastructure devastated by other “white” man atrocities. It snow-balled out of control and now the Native Corporation “No Bid” phenomenon is front and center in controversy. Bottom-line, one cannot blame the Natives for what has come of this free-for-all handout from Uncle Sam gone crazy. Blame the politicians, like Ted, Don, Frank, MoanaLisa and newcomer Begich. Anyway, since the EAFB power plant was scheduled to be shut down - due another Ted Stevens’ atrocity move wherein friends benefited and the taxpayer was screwed over - very little to none with respect to maintenance was performed. It was considered a waste of money. And money wasted away from the contract meant less money in the coffers and I am sure that in itself affected the top management’s end-of-year bonus! So no action meant letting asbestos fallout run the gambit, as a majority of the plant’s insulation by now was in a state of disrepair and such a health problem that it would have allowed any other plant under “worker’s rights” to be closed down by the EPA. But this was a military base installation still, even though the plant was privatized - so the EPA stayed away. In fact, all floor sweeping brooms were confiscated! Efforts to sweep meant disrupting the years of settled dust, which contained asbestos - loose and friable - that if disrupted would go airborne. In fact, at the recommendation of the military brass, the entire asbestos problem could have been remedied for about 5-million, but the management decided against any further remedial work, as that meant spending money and towards the end, that meant wasting money away from the contract’s profit margin. Now the furnaces used to heat water to steam utilize a “negative” pressure, like your household vacuum cleaner, like when you turn on your kitchen oven fan. But with a whole lot more sucking action! In fact, if one were to open an overhead door in the wintertime, it was like a blizzard, as the negative pressure would suck in the snow. And in the summertime, it was the best way to control the mowed grass clippings. See, it was all for appearance. The work-crew would spend more time manicuring the lawn, as that was something the top brass could see while driving by the plant. It looked good from the outside, but inside it was a different tune, it was an environmental nightmare, an escaping nightmare at that. But due the fact that the power plant was now privatized, it was really out-of-sight out-of-mind those in uniform and once in control. There was a definite separation! And maybe the brass had more important things to do, like mobilizing troops for the Iraq conflict. Now in efforts to save money on energy consumption, as that also paid handsomely the contractor, the inlet air heaters were tuned off. Usually combustion air is heated at the expense of wasted energy in efforts to support the combustion process. Cold air doesn’t cook as well as heated air. But this caused problems, as the cold air entering the ductwork allowed bearings on giant fans to freeze up, causing run-up and run-down problems. It would cause the CO readings in the furnaces to go critical, which was dangerous. So in efforts to stay cheap, the ductwork was opened up to suck in plant air, that which was already heated from the furnaces’ background heat. But that is where the problem existed. The suction was so great that it would suck in anything that went airborne. And the lift created by the “negative” draft supported things to fly where no things have flown before, including the friable asbestos that was in such bad shape that it could be seen floating around when a pipe went into vibration, due water-hammer, or some other type of upset. It was not unusual to see little piles of asbestos from a pipe vibration accumulate then disappear over time, sucked up into the air. Now management was required to test the air, but seemed not to do it on any regular schedule, or during shutdowns, startups – when it would have been a good indicator of something not good for the workers. And testing didn’t come cheap! So it usually went by the wayside. Remember, it is all for profits. They just didn’t give a rat’s ass as the bottom-line towards the end and the sentiment remained, take it all to the bank. During that ending, when the plant was close to being shut down and some workers became concerned about the state of affairs with the free-flowing asbestos, tests were performed by an independent, but some of the tests mysteriously disappeared? And the re-testing that was performed showed no signs of asbestos, which was rather peculiar because the workers could see it plain as day. Why the samplers never caught any fly-by asbestos was simple, as the velocity of the air from the negative draft was causing vortices around the devices used to collect any loose asbestos, so the samplers could not retrieve a representative sample of what was really floating around the plant. It is believed that the “missing” samples may have been situated in such a way as to get a direct hit of asbestos, and would have shown massive amounts of asbestos on the loose, getting sucked into the furnaces, not annihilated by time and temperature, and sent out the stacks upon Anchorage proper. Now the stacks utilized were low elevation type, not like you envision with modern day power plants, so anything that made its way to freedom was distributed all over Anchorage, as part of the breathing air. The management was so dumb, naïve or in denial over the asbestos problem, that they would invite in grade school classes from the base! See, this was their way to reinforce upon themselves and others - including the workers and 3rd graders - that there was nothing wrong! And the workers couldn’t disrupt anything in the plant, not even a broom was allowed, a plant that looked good from the outside but inside remained as filthy as a New York City back alley slum! In ending, for years the EAFB power plant belched copious amounts of partially burned friable asbestos airborne out the six operating furnace stacks, targeting Anchorage and outlying areas. This stuff would not be destroyed by the furnaces’ high temperatures and would end up free-flowing into the air, and most likely breathed in by this city’s unknowing residents. If you were here during those years, there is a possibility that you may have sucked in some air that seemed alright - remember it looks good from the outside - but there comes the possibility that it was laden with asbestos fibers. And it takes only one fiber in the wrong place at the wrong time to cause mesothelioma, a devastating decease of the lungs. It may be years before the effects of loose asbestos confronts and alarms the general public here in Anchorage, but I am sure that some day will be looking for answers and find only excuses as the culprits seek immunity and preferential treatment, just like they have always done at the expense of others. And now that the landmark power plant is missing in action with commencement of the wrecking ball and the leftover asbestos has been so carefully packed up and sent somewhere outside for annihilation, this tidbit historical is testament that we should be on the lookout, as Mesothelioma may be coming to a neighborhood near you!

EJECTED!

Wow, I was “EJECTED” from Ann Coulter’s “chat” room site. All I did was engage in conversation with Ann in efforts to see if she would entertain a mud-wrestling match with Sarah Palin! And things were getting close to the contract stage by agreeing on a few minor modifications. Ann thought that Sarah would need a handicap so allowed Sarah to bring along MegaWitch, so it was to be a two against one match! And Ann said she would further complicate matters by wearing a pair of Sarah glasses. And this mud-wrestling match was all for charity! It was going well until one of Ann’s chat room followers went upset that I would try to engage the “Goddess” in a wrestling match with Sarah. Like a frenzied wildfire, her followers ganged up so I was booted. It was amazing how many “creepsters” came to Ann’s defense, as she is their Goddess no doubt! They actually regard her as such! Anyway, I am trying to get back on Ann’s site, through another back-door fictitious means. But her contingency is nasty and rumor has it that Ann polices the site as a private eye-detective, to make sure it stays inflated by constipated followers. Regardless, and not to give her publicity, this site is a whole lot of laughs. Are there actually humans out there that are members of the “Pathetic Society” akin to the “Flat Earth Society”? So don’t get excited about an Ann Coulter vs. Palin & MegaWitch mud-wrestling extravaganza, as there exists a faction out there that is constipated and will do everything possible to defend the “Queen”, as do worker bees! Hey, I am back on Ann’s site of morons! I found the back-door login! Have at it. Use this Login: NNATNUC. Password: BlondBimbo. Get on in and find out where individuals missing an IQ congregate!

Cap & Trade

OK, so what big deal nothing that Sarah Palin thought this so-called “Cap & Trade” energy policy was just that, a trading in of one’s multi-colored ball-cap studded with a toy wind turbine, a.k.a. Propeller Beanie Cap. The entertainment keeps on coming! And she isn’t even a comedian. But when one looks at what one takes away from a career as an Alaska politician - even if short lived - there is life after corruption in the comedy circuit. Look at what this state has produced with respect to low-life politicians gone wild. The list is too long to recite. I wonder how Ted is doing? I wonder if Ted and son Ben go fishing? In fact, there wasn’t the “hoorah” over the Kenai River Classic this year, as if maybe that entire fiasco normally sponsored for U.S. Senators and enjoyed at no fee for the participants belonging as a burden upon the U.S. Taxpayers was not as popular, now that Ted is in hiding. Do you realize that our Senators and Congressmen pay the least amount of taxes? Really, with perks and special interest money donations and PAC war chests, these bandits get away with no taxation for representation. And why is Don spending so much tax free income for others to represent him in the legal arena? If he was innocent then there would be no need to spend “other’s” money. Maybe this is Don’s idea of a “stimulus”! I don’t have all that kind of extra cash on hand to defend if I do something wrong. And if I did, it would be considered income and I may go to jail if I didn’t declare it as such. For the most part, Congressmen, Congresswomen and Senators of this country are worthless pieces of crap that have only one intent, the selling out of freedom wherein they benefit and the common working people again get screwed over. This country needs a common working class hero in the White House. If I were “President for a Day”, I would eliminate the Congress and let citizens of this great country “twitter” vote for what they support, or don’t support. Wars would be a choice of the people and not through some trumped up Cheney make-believe threat. How come Cheney and Bush and the entire entourage that signed the PNAC agreement are not yet in jail? Why the delay? Mark Twain was right, when not doing their duty they all deserve to do time! Thieves and crooks they are. How come there is no coverage whatsoever for the U.S. soldier now held captive by the Taliban? And the commanders are threatening to kill! Remember, McCain was a captive and found a captive audience and used his so-called torture episodes as a ways and means to propel himself into politics. Then we were tortured for years by his bullshit and pathetic wishy-washy policy making. And Sarah wants to be in the “In” crowd? It is but more torture when she gets center stage attention and at the same time our troops are being ambushed and taken prisoner of WAR. Anyway, we will continue to see that Palin is in it for the entertainment, as it pays more in revenue as this country has become a ship of fools wherein we understand so little about government and take the easy road to nowhere, just like the bridges. The history that is culminating now will never be fit for a Time-Capsule, as nobody in their right mind would believe that a civilization could continue on when the leadership was comic. Now I am not talking national, as Obama seems to be reigning in accountability and transparency, something the Palin fans seems not to like, or care about as such means being truthful. In closing, Alaska is famous for its diphtheria serum run to Nome. What this state needs now is a truth serum run, because there is something affecting the well-being and honesty of the politicians that seem to get into office around these parts. And quitting or going to prison seems to be the norm! And are not we so glad and fortunate that the capital never made a move out to Wasillabilly territory? Anyway, we should be paying attention to what is really crippling this country, like POW and not comic relief by yours truly a jerk, Sarah Palin.