Archive for March, 2008

Contributions

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Political campaign donations contributed between 1998 and 2004 by the top seven VECO executives to Alaska lawmakers. The figures were based on reports to the Alaska Public offices Commission.

  • Sen. John Cowdery (R- Anchorage), Senate Rules Committee Chair: $24,550.
  • Rep. Pete Kott (R- Eagle River), former speaker of the House: $21,300.
  • Rep. Norman Rokeberg (R-Anchorage), House Rules Committee Chair: $18,000.
  • Rep. Vic kohring (R- Wasilla), House Oil and Gas Committee Chair : $14,708.
  • Gov. Frank Murkowski: $6,500 (excluding donations to past U.S. Senate races)
  • Rep. Kevin Meyer (R-Anchorage), House Finance Committee Co-Chair: $12,300.
  • Rep. Mike Chenault (R- Nikiski), House Finance Committee Co-Chair: $12,000.
  • Rep. Lesil McGuire (R-Anchorage), House Judiciary Committee Chair: $12,000.
  • Sen. Con Bunde (R-Anchorage), Senate Labor and Commerce Committee Chair: $11,500.
  • Sen. Lyda Green (R-Wasilla), Senate Finance Committee Co-Chair: $9,000.
  • Rep. Mike Hawker (R-Anchorage): $8,050.
  • Rep. Tom Anderson (R-Anchorage), House Labor and Commerce Chair: $8,000.

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Microsoft PAC & Individual
Contributions to the Senate, 1995-00*

Frank H. Murkowski (R-Alaska) $1,000

Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)$2,000

Microsoft PAC & Individual
Contributions to the House, 1999-00*

Don Young (R-Alaska)$2,000

The faces of corruption hanging on by their fingernails.

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Republican Party Chairman Randy Ruedrich survives a Republican coup attempt by party reformers and Bob Penny replaces Veco.

The first time I met Bob Penny, November 1978, he showed up out of nowhere with the maximum contribution to assist me in retiring my campaign debt and told me how brilliant my campaign had been. He then invited me to a party at his house where I grazed on ice cold shrimp plucked from the first ice sculpture I had ever seen.

The next time I saw Bob Penny he was standing in the hallway in Juneau with his hand out asking me to help fill it with State money.

RM

Investigations

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Investigations ongoing and concluded

Pork Bellys

Friday, March 14th, 2008

The Alaskan Swamp Rats

Thin Ice By Bill Fikes

Alaska Republicans on Thin Ice

Cartoons from other sources

Cartoon by Gary McCoy

 

Conservative Cartoons

Liberal Cartoons

Beat Bens Butt

Beat Ben

Tubes, Billions and Billions of TUBES!

Sen. Ted Stevens (R) Alaska - ANWR Testimony

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Anchorage Parking Authority

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

GUILTY AS CHARGED - REPUBLICAN PETE KOTT

Thursday, March 13th, 2008



Smile Don Young

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Congressman Don Young threatens to leave press conference

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Reaction to Clark guilty plea in federal corruption scandal

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

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