Bridge Builders

“There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear, there’s a man with a gun over there, telling me I’ve got to beware”. OK, so the Campbell Creek Bicentennial Park momma bear on the maul is on the lam! Maybe she was smart and got out of Dodge before the going got rough. Just like Bill Allen! Maybe she was tipped off! Allen’s tipping off the FBI at an alarming rate. I wonder if Ted and Ben consider him a “Rat Fink”. And is he still on the invite list for the Corrupt Bastards Club re-union? It is this week at Bill Sheffield’s house. Regardless, the Fish and Feather folks have yet to produce a “dead” bear. I hope the momma bear and cubs headed…which way? See, we wonder why after so many years of inner-city wilderness enjoyment we now find the trail head parking lots vacant. The bears have taken over the trails! Really, when one looks at the migratory bottleneck that has been created by city growth, it is apparent that we have failed at the design criteria based on inclusion and diversity. First and foremost, the Elmore extension is one major blame in the blame game. This black top basically cut off any bear movement south of the Abbott Loop. And Abbott itself is barricaded by testosterone driven teenagers on a mission to re-define road rage. Now Elmore - a.k.a. Abbott Loop - it used to be a quiet street that for the most part meant a wilderness corridor from 64th over to Tudor, the migratory path that bears would use to get to the fishing grounds. But with the ribbon cutting ceremony two years ago, even though road painting continues today with Phase III funding, the noise level from traffic has to summon the bears to be cautious. And the noise from the ball fields sends anything non-human to cover. I can hear both the traffic and the soccer mom’s having organic orgasms from my neighborhood, three streets in from this crap piece of engineering brilliance – the extension that is. With crap comes more crap – the fields of dreams. Did somebody get paid for this design? Oh, it was a lab experiment provided by some highway design students in training – diapers before wheels. Which brings up the second obstacle that the bears now encounter in that pursuit of happiness. It is like a moat being built around the east side. I am talking Hamilton University – a.k.a. University of Alaska Anchorage – which seems to build structures just to build something. “How many bridges could a bridge building build if a bridge builder built nowhere bridges?” This institution has become nothing but a waste of money employer. Really, what is with all the building? Talk about building things to Nowheresville! And is Don Young’s Way still on the drawing board? Anyway, the Elmore “accident waiting to happen” road extension and Hamilton moat are designed without any concern for the wildlife habits, like migration patterns. So now the city has bears mauling runners and bickers. Now we have been always told that bickers have not to worry, as just hold the bike up and look big! I guess that theory was postulated up at the Hamilton University think tank, “We’re high on Pork”, as it doesn’t work. So the Fish and Feather folks have been denied the opportunity to kill Yogi and scare the dickens out of Boo Boo. I honestly believe that Ranger Smith – a.k.a. drive by shootout survivor – is trying to pacify the hunted and the hunters. Good call. As you can’t please all the people all of the time. Talk about noise! When is this city going to apply a noise tax to overhead noise makers, like pilots in small planes? Think about the possibilities, more income to build things of no value. Anyway, with nothing to show off in the murder category and to make it look like something is being done to find the culprit bear out of a wandering possibility numbering 75 or so that frequent the area between the extension and the moat, the solution was to install cameras on Rover’s Reach to monitor the activities. Then what? I think the camera action should be broadcast on U-tube, so some crazies can try to be the hero. For what reason is still in the jury’s hands. Dead or alive? Anyway, I have a better idea. Remember the Million Man March? Well we should all assemble this weekend and march through the woods, along the creeks, to disturb any lingering beasts. Can you imagine what the bears and moose would think if all of a sudden the population of Anchorage and tourists ascended down upon the trails? They no doubt would hightail it away from Anchorage for good ridens. They would find that bridge to Somewhere! I mentioned this idea to a tourist, said he’d be there, as a bear march sounded interesting and he hasn’t done anything exciting since retirement – can’t afford it and the march is free. In fact, maybe we can get Don to get that VECO grill. Then maybe we can get Bill Sheffield to donate republican bull-crap and buns leftover from the re-union – have a grand old time harassing the wildlife. I also informed this tourist that summer is over with here in the crap weather city, as I can hear the cheers from the football season finally, commencing the end of the two-week season. Football, what a joke here in the bowl! Did you realize that it costs $1200-dollars each for football players to get muddy, this extra curricular money courtesy the Pom-Pom girl – a.k.a. Carol Comeau. See, that is why I am all for new sports activities in the “Big Wild”, like marching on the bears’ home. Talk about homes, I came across a homeless shelter the other day. Actually it was close to dark and I noticed some peculiar activity in the woods, as the residents had some sort of light to aid during good night storytelling. So the next day I ventured to investigate. See, during the day the patrons must be out working, most likely at the intersections. Anyway, this camp was more in tune to a Gypsy camp. It looked as though there existed sleeping arrangements for a few dozen homeless. There was a campfire, still smoldering. And a refrigerator! Now my investigative courage continued to interview the camp. Besides the light, power was also supplied to the frig, which contained a case of Bud Lite. Hey everybody likes a cold one after a hard days work. And I noticed that the receptacle that powered the cooler also had what looked like cell phone charges attached? Anyway, I followed the power cable. It went over land and under land, ending at the Anchorage Police Department, hooked into an outside receptacle in the back of the building. At least the homeless are thinking. Brings up a better idea then a Rover’s Ridge march. Why not let the homeless shoot the moose. Then the bears will have no other option but to find a new home. Then maybe the parking lots at the trails heads will once again indicate, “No Vacancy”. Have it your way, as it can’t be both ways. Anchorage expansion has encroached upon everyone and everything. It is preposterous to think otherwise and place the blame on us or them. Now isn’t this interesting. As the trail head parking lots remain empty the parking lots at the dog parks are alive and well. And it was rather interesting watching everybody pick up their own dog’s doo-doo. Now there is an interesting sentence for U.S. Senator Ted “Under Indictment” Stevens - Alaskan Republican - and U.S. Congresswoman Don “Soon To Be Indicted” Young - Alaskan Republican. How about a sentencing wherein they have to go out and around and about to pick up all the crap that their shenanigans has left behind! Just like a failed infrastructure that is now showing its face as game mismanagement, somebody has to take the brunt. So far, it has caused two humans almost their lives, while just out enjoying the outdoors. But when we just build crap to satisfy a failed infrastructure that is bent on nothing promising accept taking the “pork” and wasting time and materials to accomplish this nothingness, no wonder the bears are revolting. We invited them here and now we realize the trap worked. Now what? How about an animal bridge to Somewhere! I am sure Ted and Don can see to that, as it fits nicely into the more nothingness mentality that is making Alaska the laughing stock state of the Union. Even without Sarah’s involvement. Time to march. Hey Bill, keep the buns. In fact, shove one up your nose to stop the bleeding, it’s cheaper!

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Sad Eyed Lady

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Tale of the Crooked

No wonder things are out of control in Juneau. Because things are out of control up on the hill. The “K” Street blues upon us all. Our representation has demonstrated that in efforts to pull the wool, just make things as complicated as one could ever imagine then some. This way, true grit working class American heroes have no idea what constitutes protecting this country’s Constitution, or that life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. In actuality, what is going on behind closed doors is in reality un-protecting the great emancipator. Consider this. The average working heroes’ time is consumed by a ratio of 3 to 1. We work, we sleep and the leftover goes towards that pursuit thing. Therefore, we have not the time to police what goes on upon the “Hill”. We pay our representatives a whooping salary, so they will do things honestly wherein we don’t have to worry about who is guarding the hen house. Seems though the lobbyist have had that responsibility outsourced to them, as genuine representation has become a sick joke upon the Union. When there comes a sponsorship from my very own congressman, for an 800-page highway appropriations bill, it makes me wonder. Especially when the table of contents talks about Don Young’s Way! Does that mean he gets “his” way or nothing else? I guess so, as with some free time I thought I would study this 800-page indictment upon America’s intelligence. What ever happened to the government’s mandate on paper reduction? Anyway, here is how it goes. It is the blind leading the blind, except the politicians’ blindfold has seepage holes, so they can see were they want to go. It is by far the road to corruption. In the “Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act”, signed by George Bush in 2005, one finds all kinds of corruption. This is by far the biggest “pork” assisted program since manhood. But that doesn’t surprise me as it was sponsored by the “Pork” King extraordinaire, Don “Billy Goat” Young, of Alaska. Now talk about confusion. Does anybody out there in wa-la land understand what this “public law” is all about? And how much is it going to cost my kids? Anyway, I will stick with the simple issues, which there seems to be only two to fumble with. First, this “public law” allowed limousines to no longer fall under the “gas guzzler” mandate! Really, it is this appropriations bill that sets the weight standards for SUV’s to get away as the most energy inefficient vehicles on record. So monkey-see and monkey-do mentality allowed more pollution and gas guzzling without repercussion. The sad thing, isn’t it the rich that own the limos? And don’t they already get 3-to-1 on tax breaks over the common theft upon my hard working income. Taxation is theft. Not by virtue of supplying money to run government and appropriate for a strong militia, but the fact that we Americans are overtaxed so politicians can act like Mr. And Mrs. Santa Claus all year long, especially during re-election cycles. And through creative manipulations, the tax burden keeps shifting to the hard working class. In fact, in a recent Government Accountability Office report, only one-third of American and foreign corporations paid out any tax, as the laws instigated by lobbyists allow for unprecedented write-offs. I must admit that it has been enjoyable living during the Jesse James political era, wherein the entire cast of misfits are bent on thievery. Anyway, back to the simple issues at hand. So we allow “gas guzzlers” to get away with yet another tax. And doesn’t this “bill” have words to the effect of “Efficient”? Yeh, but we also find the word “Flexible” attached to it. Now that money lost from no longer taxing tank sized monster trucks must find another source. See, all money is earmarked forever. The state of Alaska continues to receive money for crap that died a long time ago. Remember, the hen house… So now we find a “Fishing Pole Tax” in Don Young’s highway appropriations bill, named after his wife! And here is where it gets really interesting. For years, the Alaskan senators supposedly representing their special interests over the interests of the people, they have become spoiled rotten with a special event that is dedicated to their own egomania. It is called the Bob Penney Kenai River Classic. Senators and Congressmen from throughout the land – including power broker celebrities – flock to Alaska every summer to fish, in efforts to stimulate that egomania. It is one of those deals wherein it allows federal funding to be sent to Alaska, for the sport fish restoration programs. So this all out outing at the taxpayers’ expense is justified as it justifies the “pork”. The program also allows preferential treatment for scholarships. Except nobody knows how that part of the program works, unless you are the child of a lobbyists. So how too pay for this extravaganza? Well just place a “Fishing Pole Tax” into the highway appropriations bill, a bill that is so damn complicated that nobody will ever see it! And that is the kind of crap I am talking about. Secret legislation which is nothing short of litigation upon my well-being. On top of that, get a bill signed by the president that doesn’t allow any appeals, for at least 5-long years! This is the kind of stuff that allows us to identify corruption laden windfalls. This is not what we elect idiots for. But like mentioned beforehand, when the hen house security is outsourced to an interest that laughs upon the hard working class and designs a class all to themselves, an elitist class, then who are the weaklings going to turn too? Their own. The weaklings I am talking about are indeed our representatives. They swear an oath to uphold. It is my government. It is supposed to be “for the people and by the people” with no exceptions whatsoever. So, I am sure that there exist a zillion more preposterous inclusions in the zillions of pages of crap legislation that makes its way from the “Hill” then on to “K” Street before it hits the president’s desk. Doesn’t anybody else question this kind of crap? A “Fishing Pole Tax”, so the idiots can come to Alaska to go fishing! The sick thing about all of this? When this classic takes place, the river is closed to the peons. Really, as an Alaskan resident, I can’t go fishing on the two-days that my tax money is being gobbled up by idiots along on a joy ride with idiot friends. And I am sure that the caviar served after a day of fishing is courtesy of that “Pole” tax. What ever happened to righteousness? That’s right, it was the first thing auctioned off when the lobbyist raided the hen house! Where the hell in the Constitution does it summon “lobbyists” to the table? Lobbyist are like a cancer. There is a cure though, it is called being honest. That is a concept that has been lost in government. Lobbyists know damn well that their efforts are successful only if they succeed as turncoats against true America. They are selfish and will do anything to stain this country’s morals. And all the politicians seem to take on an additional oath of responsibility, if you can’t beat them, join them, and the lobbyist will pay the dues! Courtesy some outlandish legislation hidden away from true America and signed, sealed and delivered as “Public Law”. Who asked us?

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What's In Your Wallet?

Not much anymore, as just to boil water is costing me an arm and leg. And I am not at all interested in this energy rebate welfare coming our way courtesy of the Corrupt Bastard Club mentality that continues to thrive on in Juneau. I see where another member bites the dust! Palin, if she had balls, would perform a George Bush veto on this preposterous rebate. See, nobody is going to use it for “energy”. In fact this welfare will probably cost more energy, as it wastes energy waiting in traffic to get to the malls! It is just a bandaid upon a wound that doesn’t heal without proper intervention. We need more then a rebate. I am not Bill O’s greatest of fans, but he had it right last summer when he called on a weekend boycott against the refiners. Believe me, if you want to see the price of motor fuel drop, stop buying. It is that simple! First off to get a grip on this out of control problem, we need common sense, which seems to be in short supply these days. And it is not only my tank that is running on empty while oil company profits are soaring, so is my wallet. And I would have a lot more money in my pocket instead of chump change if it weren’t for Ted and Don screwing us here, there and everywhere in between. Sure they bring home the bacon, but that bacon craving is costing me more and more the more they hang around. My natural gas bill from last year is staring at me, “historically” it totals up to 3-times the rebate amount and it was a very mild winter. And I live in a small house! So with this brother not to spare a dime, I decided to utilize the bike for transport. Hey, next time at the pump, get a receipt and mail it to George Bush. Continue this even after he leaves office and settles down in Crawford. Now bike riding is a risky proposition here in Anchorage. Not only do drivers try to scare the hell out of people on bikes, seems the bears have taken a liking to this chasing also. Anyway, I couldn’t afford a new bike, cereal is costing $4.39 a box these days, so I decided to go “cool” and modify. My bike was due for a makeover. Over at the local bike shop hangout, I engaged one of the youngsters in conversation. At first he was aloof, making mention something about my “walker”. See, modifying a multi-speed bike for a “one-speed” bike is something that the “koolies” get away with. Anyway, soon I was being given some helpful advice. My neighbor owns the shop, so that may have helped. First mentioned by the wizard of bikery was the cassette? I thought that was something that played music! I asked the kid if he ever listened to music on an 8-track. He started looking for my “walker”. Then he mentioned something about “freewheeling”. I thought that was a song by Bob Dylan. I asked him if he knew who Dylan was. So for 5-bucks to whack off the sprockets – special tool needed – and $12.50 for spaces along with a new $9.95 chain of fixed length, I was back home in my garage trying to be cheap. My wife likes a good laugh, when I go the cheap route. Now I didn’t have any fancy tool to modify a chain’s length, so I had to find a gear that fit from the old set. The guys at the shop called it the “element”. I thought that was something from chemistry. I wasn’t good with the chemistry stuff in high school, except when the LSD experimenting came about. So it meant the third element as the sprocket that would fit without modifying the chain. It worked and I am back in business. I have no idea what “gear” my one shot is engaged. But what a deal! See, this bike has lasted long enough to run down three sets of brake pads. It is basically an antique. Talk about antiques. When bike riding, and away from the maddening crowd, it gives one the opportunity for clear and concise thoughts. So why would anybody vote to re-elect Senator Ted Stevens or Congressmen Don Young in the upcoming primary? Now anybody who enjoys fishing – sportfishing that is – should consider this before casting off another vote for Ted or Don. Now there exists a bunch of credible things coming forward that indicates Ted and Don are out of fashion. Indictments for one maybe two. Age, that is another disqualifier. It is not discriminating against with the latter. We just need to back off and pass-on the heritage – with some honesty restored back into the equation. But I will present two things herein in which these two scoundrels were instrumental upon, things that cost me “extra” money. First it is the Don Young “Fishing Pole Tax”. Sure enough, in his TEA-Lu transportation bill of 2005, in which he takes credit as the designer and sponsor, you and I pay a 10% tax on all sport-fishing equipment. It is called the “Fishing Pole” tax an enacted as public law under HR 3. Now the bad and sad thing, it is a special interest tax embedded in an appropriations bill and nobody in the DOT can guarantee me how this is accomplished. See, it is a tax placed on the retailer. As you and I are well aware, that is passed on to the consumer. Now why such a tax was hidden away in an 800-page highway appropriations bill, one that goes ahead without appeals until 2010, it is proof that the corrupt will do anything to get more money for more pork even if it is again at the taxpayers’ expense. This tax even affects worm farms! So, this is one reason to give old Don that vote of NO CONFIDENCE! Now with Ted, he stole away the hen house. Really, do you realize that after you pay that 10% for fishing tackle that you are also paying a surcharge to buy that fishing license? Thank Ted for this one. Had not Ted allowed the all-out privatization of the military housing up at Elmendorf Air Force Base, a gift for his buddy, then the power plant that supplied already heated hatchery water for free would still be in operation. Not only did heated water for the fish go away, so did many good jobs. When the already energy efficient power plant was demolished, it meant the state had to purchase boilers to heat the water at the Ship Creek Hatchery. For 30-years it was provided free, as waste heat water. So through panic legislation the legislators enacted a surcharge to cover the costs. And that is why a bunch of kids went depressed here a few years ago, as without the heated water the fishing pool at the annual Sportsmen’s Show had a no show of fish for the youngsters to catch. So we have to pay a “Fishing Pole” tax and at the same time pay a surcharge to catch the fish! See, these guys know Alaskans and tourists love fishing. We may stop driving, but not fishing. So it is a way to bring in extra cash to fund their pork addiction in efforts to make them look good so we vote them in again so they can find even more ways to screw us over. My as well just send them your paycheck. What is leftover can be used to buy cereal. And believe me, there wouldn’t be anything left over and you would most likely get a bill. For services rendered. Anyway, there exist a zillion reasons why not to vote for these two guys who have been instrumental in making Alaska what it is today, the biggest welfare graving state of the Union. But when they do things behind the scenes that target my pleasures, like fishing, that cost to me has cost them my vote. Remember, that surcharge will be like a toll-booth charge and never go away. And the Fishing Pole Tax, the same, as it is so deeply embedded in legislative crap that it will be on the record books until the end of time. And I am willing to bet that if somebody did the homework, that Fishing Pole Tax money is being used by Ted and the other senators during that yearly Kenai River fishathon, courtesy you and I, when the river is off limits to those of us that continues to pay above and beyond - just to fish with our kids! Don’t vote for Ted Stevens or Don Young, unless you enjoy getting screwed over.

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Honesty - What a Concept!

Honesty being the best policy has landed an Anchorage jogger - the victim of a nasty bear mauling - at the forefront of “this weeks” true and genuine American heroes. It is an award for “Honesty”, as that quality is sometimes hard to find. She admits her mistake, without prejudice. Goes to show that even when ample signs give warning, some are tempted to take a chance. I was chased and stalked by a brown bear about a year ago, up at the Hillside ski area. Believe me, it is a frightening experience. The victim mentions how beautiful the bear appeared, how time stood still. Finally, a true bear story without the fluff. I held that same sentiment, when so close an encounter became my very own experience. There isn’t much else too do but “enjoy” being so close by such a “Big Wild” animal. But she admits that she was wrong to test the waters, as this particular area has witnessed more then enough problems with bears on the loose. I stay away from these areas, as there exists enough signs out and about that forewarns that the “woods” of Bicentennial Park have been outsourced, back to the rightful owners, the animals! And the bears have taken control. I find many other areas to practice my walking and running. In fact, a jump rope will suffice, right in the comfort of my very own garage. Not that I am afraid, it is their domain - the animals - for the time being. A change in behavior, to what species held ownership occurred about 5-years ago. With the bears, it was not all due to a healthy moose population, but more and more people started utilizing the area. We now come to grips with confrontations. Humans are intelligent, so we heed the warning signs. So the honesty thing speaks for itself. The admittance that she knew better but chanced going it alone, well she no doubt has second thoughts about it now from a hospital bed. And did I, when I went un-prepared for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon walk with my dog, Dixie. Normally, I carried protection. The one time I didn’t, well! And now that we are the trespassers upon another’s domain, so we must respect that. And the mauling victim mentions that a biker had come from the very same direction wherein she was later attacked. Maybe that is what aroused the young bears, to give chase. Again, there are enough signs out and about that indicate caution to the point that the woods should be left alone for the animals. And when one looks at the recent diminished human activity, from vacant parking lots, many people have taken note to just avoid these areas. But her honesty is what struck a note of innocence upon my reactions to her pain and suffering. This honesty will carry her to recovery. Her respect for the bears, especially now, will also help towards a speedy recovery. And the nightmares will also disrupt normal sleeping habits. As far as the bear, it looks as though its time has come, which may mean the same for her cubs. Too bad, so sad. I would be upset over the fact that the animals are now the hunted, but thanks again to the victims honesty, we can look at this situation as a lessons learned. People, read the signs! “There’s bears in them there hills!” Now with respect to honesty being the best policy, what gives? All around town we see dishonesty hard at work. Even the public buses have become victim of this scam, advertising dishonesty for a fee. Maybe it is because of a hard-up budget, with fuel prices out of control. I guess money can buy anything, even if not the truth. Yes, DISHONESTY. I am talking about all these “Ted Stevens 2008” campaign signs showing up on public property. And gag me with a spoon, using red, white and blue as a symbol of what? But I am sure the right-of-way police are afraid to touch anything with the Hulk’s name attached. It must be a bunch of VECO munchkins hard at work when most of us are at home with our families. I honestly thought about taking a clip from Monopoly, the prisoner card, and stapling it to the signs. But why give Ted something to scold about. He just doesn’t understand. I understand there is a new board game out called “K” Street. There are these little figurines used to march around the game board. Tom delay is the headmaster. Ted and Don are included, as pawns for the lobbyists. The more dollars you swindle away accounts for re-election votes. Which reminds me, what the hell is up with Don Young? Are not Ted and Don under indictment? Again, what happened to honesty? Maybe we need a monster to reign down upon these two scoundrels, like a bear attack, wherein Ted and Don will be forced to admit that they knew better but chanced going uncaught. Can you imagine if Ted and Don practiced honesty, honestly! What the hell are they afraid of? Work! Really, they have been stool stuck as crotchety old spunkers for way too long. They have been part of the corruption that has infiltrated the scene, one that started out with a viable system of checks and balances. Ted and Don and not to forget Frank, because of their time in office, have been instrumental in allowing the Congress to become the House of Ruins. The checks that once threatened any imbalances have been substituted by real checks, for padding the “war chest”. Don is great at stretching the truth. I once heard him call Linda Pelossi a “Rabid Skunk”, then denied it. Ted still thinks he did nothing wrong with his ties to Bill Allen and VECO. Just bring honesty to the bargaining table guys, as that is what we expect from individuals considered “statesmen”. Dishonesty will erase many years of goodwill to the point that the “statesmen” label is now replaced with the “henchmen’s” label. That is what your positions have become, by the representatives for the lobbyists, so it is very difficult to find your replacements, as most of us like to practice “honesty” honestly. It is “filth” money the embraces your success. We are sick and tired of the sacrileges that your have committed against the Constitution. Remember, somewhere it reads, “We the People”. I would bet that if both of you came forward with the truth, then we would all accept that, based on the fact that you both accepted the responsibility to be honest, even if after all these years honesty was just a suggestion - just like an Anchorage traffic light. Nobody’s looking! It is against the law of the people, regardless. You both went caught. So if you could find the decency to come forward with an “honesty is the best policy” statement, then we would forgive your past, that you knew better. And isn’t it great to have a song in your honor? “Somewhere a senator, sits in a big leather chair, behind a big wooden desk. The caribou he killed, mean nothing to him. He took the money, just like all the rest. Tick Tock.” Yes indeed, Neil put it so well, just like all the rest! With the time you two have been away from Alaska - thank God - you could have made a difference. And it was during the time that you befriended the VECO boys, Ted, you were positioned to be in charge of this country, as President Pro “Mad” Temper, if something should go wrong up on the hill. So, maybe, just maybe you can find a little glimpse of hope, that honesty is still the best policy and it is never too late to be truthful and honest. Your campaign signs are publication that corruption breeds more corruption. We don’t deserve that. America doesn’t deserve it and surely it sends the wrong message to our children. And if the cobwebs of age have taken the toll, remember as an American politician you both swore on the bible with your hand held high that you would be honest. But then again, if you continue down the same path of dishonesty, and in concert with the slobber of lobbying and tell the people what they want to hear, then you will probably fool the silent majority once again. Hey Don, just what the hell was your “fishing pole” tax all about? And why is Don’s Way part of a “Public Law”? I guess anything for publicity, honest or dishonest - it is all of the same crap design. And instead of the eagle soaring above as a symbol of strength, we are rained down upon by “crap”, from dishonest politicians alive and well. What do we tell our children? As this fallout upon my country t’s of Thee is another EXXON Valdez wreck in the making, with punitive damages not an option for punishment. In fact, rewards for being dishonest are easier to come by, like re-election time after time after time.

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MINE Your Own Business

I had not been interested at all in the Alaska Clean Waters Initiative that goes before the voting public in August, under “Ballot Measure 4”. But then something called upon my interest to at least get up to speed on this impotent issue, plus some kids at a local Internet coffee house were laughing at a “tampon” joke, somehow affiliated with the “in-ish”. Really, the web site for the Renewable Resource Coalition has a backdrop mountain scene that looks like a gigantic “Green” tampon. No wonder the kids were laughing. Even the kids’ mom laughed when she found out what was so funny. Kids and summertime fun! I have a great idea to save energy, an initiative to allow school on the even years only! And what is with this Renewable Resource Coalition crap anyway? It has nothing to do with renewable energy, just a front for a segregated community bent on keeping a piece of Alaska protected away, especially from development. And didn’t the Iraq war teach us to beware of “coalition” crap? But what bothers me about the “Green Tampon” initiative is this. It targets only the metals mining industry and leaves alone the oil industry which is time wise renewable, leaves alone the timber industry which is also time wise renewable or leaves alone any other heavy duty industry that needs policing along the way to prosperity. Deep throating for coal, what’s that? So had the initiative not discriminated – by targeting only one industry – then maybe I would have been prone to vote against anything and anyone that could pollute another’s drinking water or affect the health of the salmon spawning waters. So how and why did this initiative get so far along the way but missed out inclusion of the oil industry? And it should have included timber “mining” and coal “mining”. Damn, we are still feeling the effects of the EXXON wreck upon Bligh Reef, and we all know what happened to any punitive punishment! I think it was killed away by an initiative by a coalition of Supreme Court in-Justices. So this target on a lonely industry is bothersome. It is bar none far unfair in my book. See, we could vote on this initiative and not one ounce of gold would ever be mined away from the Bristol Bay area. But what if oil were discovered tomorrow in that same area? And with emphasis on off shore drilling for oil soon to be a reality in everybody’s backyard, including pools and cesspools, would the oil industry be confronted with the same disgruntlement? No way. So after reading the 2-page initiative and getting a headache every time the initiative insisted that it was only an attempt to not allow “metals” mining, I cannot and will not vote for passage. The initiative is a waste of time. If we were serious about pollution and our future, it would not be presented now before the ballot court – we the people – with such a whittled down agenda. In the long list of “toxic pollutant” nasty crap found in the appendix of the initiative - fallout from the mining process - I did see listed industry spill-over hazards like BETX. That is benzene, ethylene, toluene and xylene - components found in crude oil extraction. It is especially abundant in North Slope crude oil. This stuff makes its way to Valdez then it is allowed to evaporate into the atmosphere. It occurs in metals mining as it also occurs in oil extraction. So this initiative should also target the oil industry, as the list of “toxic pollutants” as defined by the experts does not discriminate. But it seems as though through creative editing, this Alaska Clean Water Initiative - which could become law by majority joy - it was specifically designed to leave the oil industry alone. Bothersome it is! See, there is renewed interest in allowing tankers to carry crude oil or liquefied natural gas down through the Bearing Strait, right smack across the waters of Bristol Bay. When an environmental initiative gets this far along, it should be an all inclusive attempt to coral concerns, as to not include it all allows for creative side bar arguments in the courts of law when somebody along the way decides to target another industry - the sentiment that “they” are picking on us goes a long way. So to the home office of the “Green Tampon” boys - the board of directors of the Renewable Resource Coalition - go back and do your homework. Come back with an all-inclusive plan that goes to show that there isn’t a hidden agenda behind this initiative, a manipulative ways and means to disallow metals mining but at the same time gives the oil industry carte blanc “go ahead” do as you please. And you get to keep your private fishing estates. In closing, it is my belief that the initiative is a selfish measure that protects the interest of a minority. Sure it is a world-class fisheries resource, especially for sport fishing. But my take on the initiative’s agenda is that it follows that age-old sentiment, “not in my backyard”! So this initiative needs work. It needs inclusion wherein all of industry is treated equally with respect to “adversary”. Back to the drawing board “Green Tampon” boys! Hey, at least they are on the right track with the “Green”! As far as the “tampon”, well maybe their web site needs a makeover also. So I give Ballot Measures 4 a NO vote of confidence and continue to believe that legalized gambling through casinos just sucks the life out of the elderly and aerial wolf hunting is for punks afraid to get their feet wet. And the reality of the taxpayers footing the bill for a member of the Corrupt Bastard’s Club to campaign? No, No, No. Hey, it is another “Big Wild NO” for Ted, a “Big Wild NO” for Don and please Thy coalition, NO more Murkowski(s)! One more thing about initiatives. Cab fares in Anchorage are up, as the people refused to deregulate when we had the chance!

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More Welfare

Alaska, what has happened to the “Bush Rat” mentality? I am talking about going it alone, Jay Hammond style. I bet if you ran a poll and asked about the “Bush Rat” label, it would mean a failed grade, as Alaska has changed. This state should inaugurate at least one day in honor of Jay. He was the last decent Alaskan politician. But center stage news continues to promote the fact that our political system here in Alaska survives because the gears of corruption continue to corrupt. Ted Stevens claims he is innocent. Sorry, some of us are not stupid. Don Young has spent over a million dollars to defend his innocence. Again, why do the Murkowski’s think we are all stupid? This state has become the asylum for people stuck on welfare and youngsters growing up thinking that it is OK to be politically corrupt. Ted has taken it upon himself to use Alaskan kids in his campaigning, while under a Federal indictment. “But daddy, he’s a felon”! I wouldn’t let my kids anywhere near Ted, or Don or MoanaLisa. Anyway, the PFD is a crying shame waste of money. It should have been dismembered a long time ago. It has now become a perpetual political junket tool used by the Corrupt Bastards Club. Can you imagine campaigning for office with an agenda to take away the welfare? It would be political suicide. And now we are trusted with an energy rebate, to spend on everything but energy. There is already a line at Best Buy. And the automobile dealers are getting into the foray, with double your rebate for energy efficient SUV’s! There is no such thing as an energy efficient SUV. And my energy bill for natural gas has increased 100-percent the past 4-years in a row, ever since Ben Stevens was appointed to the Board of Directors for SEMCO Energy, the Michigan based company that owns Enstar. So why all of a sudden this wizard notion that the people need help? Hey, has anybody seen Ben? Yes indeed, the people that live in the villages have been paying outrageously for heating fuel, but that high price has been compounded through transportation costs. And there is a reason that the bastards down in Juneau that control the oil loot have taken it upon themselves to give a helping hand – through this so-called energy rebate. See, the last two years has broken the record historically with high oil prices, thereby increasing the cost of refined fuels. And Caesar Chavez has demonstrated that it is a good idea to help out others, through his Joe Kennedy “Citizens for Oil” program. See, Chavez is not that popular, just like most of our representatives down in Juneau. But by using the welfare card, it goes to show that the people take favor. So by giving out a pittance, it means silence upon the lambs. Think about it this way. If there existed no PFD, maybe people would start to understand the oil business here in Alaska, how it is a big rip off for the resource owners - that is you and I! This state has the largest of oil fields, been that way for the past 30-years. Billions of dollars has been reaped away with tankers full of crude oil heading south. The state gets no where near its fair share from the exploration and exploitation efforts. Many will argue that isn’t so, but they have a secret agenda. Either stupidity or siding with Bill Allen. Now for years the cost of natural gas was rather cheap. If it remained cheap as it was supposed too, maybe more help could be extended where needed, in the “Bush”. But without representation for the people, the oil companies find ways to take advantage of the situation to make more money. Case in point. For years the natural gas from the Cook Inlet was subsidized, that is the reason it had remained so cheap for so many years. It was a grandfathered subsidy promoted back in the 60’s in efforts to bring affordable natural gas to Anchorage, Kenai and the Mat-valley homeowners. It worked rather well, until! See, natural gas was a commodity all by itself for a long time. But oil company greed insisted that natural gas get tied to crude oil. They were successful, as nobody in D.C. gave a “Bush Rat’s” ass about the hard working American consumers. And Ted was busy raising his house as was Don busy picking coconuts down in Florida. Oh, and MoanaLisa was busy land swindling. So natural gas started skyrocketing along with out of control crude oil costs. But when a commodity is grandfathered in and stealing away the bottom-line, what to do? In Cook Inlet, it meant a few years of pinching back the wing nut and strangling the system. In fact, Anchorage came very close to running on empty during several cold spells in the bowl. Not that there wasn’t enough natural gas, but the oil companies in control made it so – called artificial manipulation. Why? So they could drill new wells into the same formation that was subsidized but make available un-subsidized natural gas. It meant brand new spanking wells tied to the crude oil index. So good producing wells that were grandfatherd in are now shut-in for the more lucrative valued wells. It is the same gas, just coming out of a different hole in the ground. See, if people were not given welfare, then maybe they would get concerned and find out what happens down in Juneau. This is all well known, this manipulation. So what does the “Corrupt Bastard” mentality do during the legislative cession? They for sure don’t fix the real problems. They just hand out a piece of candy and hope we all go away smiling like a bunch of little kids summoned to the stage of a Ted Stevens’ re-election rally. The best thing to do in efforts to get weaned away from the sick mentality is to obligate students an understanding of the Alaska political infrastructure. “Alaska Corrupt Bastards 101” should be a prerequisite to making the grade and should be a requirement for transplants, like getting a new driver’s license when one decides to become an Alaskan citizen. It is the blind leading the blind here in Alaska. Big oil has such a stranglehold on our representation that even with a bunch of elected politicians landing themselves in jail, nothing has changed. The entity in control was not Bill Allen, as he was just a pawn for the manipulators. One can’t blame “Big Oil”, as they are just doing what they are good at, raping the consumers. So the finger pointing points to Juneau, with our representation. But a lessons learned herein. We the people have control of our own destiny. If we let the hen house get ransacked by the FOX, then we are to blame. Same thing here, as we placed trust in our elected officials and they went blinded by the might. It is never to late to take control back, but first one must have an understanding. The Alaskan oil scene has become so complicated that it would probably take 30-years of study just to make heads or tails over what goes on behind the scenes. In the meantime, we continue to find “bandaids” provided to control the hemorrhaging. Instead of those kids being herded up on stage to support a felon, they should be learning about Alaska. Not about the spectacular scenery and wildlife, but about the ravaged political scene that was infiltrated by corruption and ask themselves why? Then maybe one day we will see another “Bush Rat” at the stick, and instead of an out of control nose dive, a representative body that takes us above and beyond - with the people for reasons by the people and for the people no other way. Thank you Jay! Wouldn’t it be great if instead of a “Corrupt Bastards Club” this state were known for its “Bush Rat Club”. I need a new hat and my membership check is already signed!

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