Reader comments take aim at columnist's claim of 'tall, winning gunslinger' Dunleavy

Readers commenting on his Washington Post column who know the first thing about Alaska took issue with Henry Olsen’s dumb claim that Dunleavy is the “tall, winning gunslinger” who could save fiscal conservatism.

Dermot ColeOctober 1, 2020 Comments

Columnist fantasizes about Dunleavy as 'tall, winning gunslinger,' hero of fiscal conservatism

The moment that Dunleavy announces his endorsement of a permanently reduced PFD, that’s when he will lose the Republicans in the Anti-Math Movement he has egged on by telling people exactly what he thinks they want to hear.

Dermot ColeSeptember 30, 2020 Comments

Legislative legal opinion confirms that Dunleavy can talk about Clarkson

Alaskans have the right to know when Gov. Mike Dunleavy learned that former AG Kevin Clarkson denied a public records request about the 558 text messages he sent to a low-ranking state employee half his age.

Dermot ColeSeptember 29, 2020 Comments

Pebble campaign against incumbent GOP lawmakers requires investigation

The former CEO of the Pebble Mine bragged about leading a group that helped defeat nine Republican incumbent legislators in the primary election.

Dermot ColeSeptember 28, 2020 Comments

Pebble executives claim Dunleavy as behind-the-scenes partner in permit push

Before becoming politically toxic, former Pebble CEO Tom Collier claimed Gov. Mike Dunleavy has agreed with the mine on a still-secret plan to preserve state land near the mine site as a way to compensate for environmental degradation.

Dermot ColeSeptember 27, 2020 Comments

Despite denials, Dunleavy has long pushed Pebble prospect

It’s as if Tom Collier, who is now unemployed, just revealed the secret Republican handshake or accused the senators of not knowing the Alaska flag song. The company has rolled out the embellishment excuse, saying that no one should believe a thing he said on the recordings.

Dermot ColeSeptember 25, 2020 Comments

Without explanation, former barista dropped from $350-an-hour state contract

The Tandem Motion contract is a small part of what appears to be a major effort by Tshibaka to reshape the state work force, using tens of millions from the federal COVID-19 bailout package for a series of contracts that could lead to privatizing a significant chunk of work now performed by state employees.

Dermot ColeSeptember 24, 2020 Comments

Dunleavy claimed he had a PFD petition to pressure Legislature, but he was just collecting names of supporters

Gov. Mike Dunleavy told Alaskans he had a PFD petition to pressure the Legislature. And he had another petition to cap government spending. He didn’t. He was just collecting names of constituents for future political purposes.

Dermot ColeSeptember 23, 2020 Comments

Sullivan invents new and improved principle for Supreme Court nomination

As expected, Sen. Dan Sullivan abandons his alleged principle about not picking a Supreme Court nominee close to an election and twists the language to claim he is being consistent. He might as well claim that he had his fingers crossed in 2016.

Dermot ColeSeptember 22, 2020 Comments

Pebble Mine leaders dig themselves into a world-class hole

Tom Collier, CEO of the Pebble Partnership, and Ron Thiessen, CEO of Northern Dynasty created a host of new political problems for themselves in Alaska and in Washington, D.C. with secretly recorded comments that will embarrass Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Gov. Mike Dunleavy, among others.

Dermot ColeSeptember 21, 2020 Comments