[RightWhale]

Murkowski wants to build new roads into the bush and open resources to development. Amazing how little resonance this issue has. People I work with are proud they will vote for Ulmer. Most are not aware that they always favor socialist issues and reject conservative points of view out of hand; they don't even think about it. Typical SUV soccer-mom liberals. Out of 200, there might be 20 who vote R with any regularity.

[alaskanfan]

The simple fact is that oil accounts for far more than half of Alaska's gross product, and without future oil development Alaska's economy will sicken, forcing more and more Alaskans back onto the federal welfare dole.

Right where the Fran and the socialists would want us. More and more dependent year after year on big government for a handout. Combine that with the highest per capita rate of state government workers in the U.S. and you have a solid socialist voting base.