Republican Mike Dunleavy can always get a laugh when he says the most important campaign question is about how tall he is, but it's no joke that he has failed to produce a coherent plan for state finances.
Sen. Dan Sullivan described McCain as his mentor and close friend. But Trump went on mocking the dying McCain at rallies and Sullivan stayed silent.
Read MoreMy wife and I drove north to Fairbanks on the Parks Highway Monday from Cantwell and while we never saw any signs of the Alaska State Troopers, we saw plenty of reckless drivers hitting 80 mph or 90 mph, expressing their conviction that no one would stop them for speeding.
Read MoreAt one point Sen. John McCain wondered aloud about how Alaskans felt about being put on welfare as the recipients of unwarranted federal earmarks.
Sen. Tom Begich, brother of gubernatorial candidate Mark Begich, responded to my post complaining about the failure of both Begich and Republican Mike Dunleavy to offer a sensible fiscal plan.
Former Sen. Mike Dunleavy and former Sen. Mark Begich have this much in common—both are pandering to the public about the Permanent Fund Dividend and paying for government services.
Read MoreThe ACLU and the Dunleavy shadow campaign are seeking to have a judge overturn the state law against billboards enacted by voters in 1998.
Read MoreAlaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is one of eight GOP senators questioned by Vox who isn’t interested in digging into the allegations against President Trump made by his former attorney, Michael Cohen. No surprise there.
Read MoreOn the day that his former campaign manager and his former lawyer became felons, the leader of the Republican Party ranted about exploding windmills and pipelines and a great deal of other nonsense.
Read MoreWith solid backing from the Fairbanks City Council Monday, former Sen. Gary Wilken has been confirmed as the newest member of the IGU board.