It’s not just that the Senate pays $174,000 a year, far above the average federal worker. It’s that his family connections are out of the ordinary.
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Alaska Department of Transportation Commissioner John MacKinnon has outlined his goals for the state agency, the top two of which have nothing to do with transportation.
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The state could shut down the University of Alaska, close the Department of Transportation, lay off thousands of workers, force the closure of dozens of schools, suspend payments that help local governments cover retirement costs and still not come close to a reduction of $1.5 billion.
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Trump has made lying a part of the presidency and most Republicans, including the Alaska Congressional delegation, tend to look the other way.
Read MoreOne problem with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s $6 billion plan for the Alaska Permanent Fund is that every legislator with a head for numbers knows that it is reckless.
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Two weeks ago he said government was a “necessary evil” and he wanted it cut. Now he has a government job paying $86,928 a year.
Read MoreAlaska editors used to insist that salaries be included in coverage of all political appointments, with good reason.
Read MoreSen. Claire McCaskill, defeated in her re-election effort in Missouri, had this to say about Republicans in the Senate who believe the best way to get along with President Trump is to go along.
Read MoreThe column posted by the Anchorage Daily News by Robert Griffin makes the case that state employees are lazy, overpaid and a lot of their jobs should be eliminated.
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There is something in the Alaska Constitution called the “Ineligibility Clause” that must be addressed in Saddler’s case. The question is whether he must wait a year to work in the Dunleavy administration.
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