Alaska Says: "No We Can't!"
It turns out Don Young is right. Alaskans are the dumbest people on the planet.
And Mr. Young is going back to Washington.
McCain/Palin also easily carried the state, even though the twitchy Mr. McCain often seemed more like a contestant on "Deal or No Deal" than potential commander in chief, especially when he opened the Sarah Palin briefcase. And Mrs. Palin, who seemed to be doing a fine job as governor, didn't seem very presidential lying on the canvas at the feet of the pixieish Katie Couric.
McCain/Palin employed the classic Republican 72 hour blitz strategy. Knowing that the opposition has little time to respond, the candidate saves the most outrageous and gut wrenching ads for the three days just before the election. But, to his credit, I think Annakin McCain was conflicted to the end, and seemed to hold back the worst dogs in his kennel. Mrs. Palin certainly chaffed at her restraints. Alaska's rogue diva whipped chanting and booing crowds into a foamy frenzied meringue that now amounts to a national fan club.
Mrs. Palin has come to to relish the roar of the crowds, and is less conflicted. She will come back to Wasilla not a lame duck, but a restless one.
Don Young's 72 hour blitz was more effective. "I know Alaska." the grizzled grump said, and I guess he's right. Bombing the voters with a last minute ad campaign that claimed Berkowitz would immediately institute a 190 percent tax increase and become Nancy Pelosi's butler, the old warhorse has cruised over the finish line buoyed by the flow of panicking sheep.
Mr. Young's problem is in two years he has to do it all over again. As he continues to channel hundreds of thousands of dollars of campaign contributions to DC lawyers, desperately challenging a sea of Justice Department evidence line by line, he has to be wondering if the contributions can keep up. He is no longer chairman of anything, and many Republicans resent the King of Earmarks for tarnishing the brand.
Maybe its right that Young and Stevens return to Washington to face their peers and the prosecutors and the press. But its not good for Alaska. The Senate majority leader has promised ethics hearings for Mr. Stevens, should he return, and even senior Republicans are predicting he would be booted out. In that case a special election will be held to replace him.
Now hang on.
I know Mrs. Palin can't appoint herself as Uncle Ted's successor, but surely she can run for it in the special election.
Senator Sarah?
3 comments:
Aren't you on the Kodiak City Council? "Alaskans are the dumbest people on the planet"??Nice. YoHaines-you will never really get it. As you conceive of Alaska as a playground for you and your homies to use and abuse and to expound on what appears to be some trap you are in involving STAR WARS....(how many times have you watched those movies??) you will never understand that we Alaskans are not stupid. We are not here to amuse your ramblings, but I hear Idaho is pretty nice place--time to move on??
It was Don Young who said we were the dumbest people on the planet.
I still gotta go back to the Men In Black quote: "A person is smart. People are dumb panicky animals, and you know it."
We could have sent a couple of moderate Democrats to a Democrat dominated DC and done better for Alaska.
And Idaho also voted for McCain/Palin.
May the Force Be With You.
HOW DARE YOU!
How dare you to try to take Texas claim to fame as the home of the dumbest voters?
Hello? Who gave you George Bush? Twice?
And take a look at our State. The republicans doubled our electricity and college costs and tripled our home insurance costs.
And yet they are still in charge.
so....Alaska might be bigger than Texas, we we be dumber.
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