Thanks to Sarah Palin who decided to quit her job last month, the Legislature called a special session and voted to overturn her veto of energy stimulus funds. We were the only state in the nation to refuse the funds. We also had a major crisis in bush Alaska last winter due to…energy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘stimulus’
Thanks, Sarah!
Posted in Alaskan Issues, Politics, tagged Sarah Palin, stimulus on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
That’s Not Honey in My Bucket
Posted in Alaskan Issues, tagged Obama, stimulus on July 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Tundra Drums is reporting that some federal stimulus money will be making its way to rural Alaskan villages to help replace honey buckets with flush toilets. In this day and age, no one should be using a honey bucket. When I lived in the village, I had a honey bucket for the [...]
The GOP Has Killed Us All
Posted in Politics, tagged GOP, stimulus, Swine flu on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
No, not really, but if the world does succumb to a world-wide pandemic like the swine flu, we can always blame this lady:
Famously, Maine Senator Collins, the supposedly moderate Republican who demanded cuts in health care spending in exchange for her support of a watered-down version of the stimulus, fumed about the pandemic funding: “Does [...]
Alaska Rejects Palin’s Rejection of Stimulus Money Rally
Posted in Politics, tagged Alaska, rally, Sarah Palin, stimulus on March 21, 2009 | 17 Comments »
I just got back from the rally at the Loussac Library here in Anchorage, Alaska. There were around 100 people there, and many had creative signs. Here are a few shots I took:
For some video and an article on KTUU.com click here. Here’s the link to the article over at Mudflats, where [...]
Palin Rejects Stimulus Money. And I Reject Palin.
Posted in Politics, tagged Are you kidding me?, Sarah Palin, stimulus on March 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Excuse me for a moment while I wipe the foam from my face. I am so angry with Palin right now I can hardly think straight.
Governor Palin has decided to reject more than 30% of the stimulus money offered to Alaska. This includes $160 million for education, “$17 million in Department [...]
