After 50 Years of Statehood, finally the national spotlight...and did I mention its c-c-cold outside?

So the temp for the drive to work this morning was 7 degrees. Not seventy but SEVEN degrees! Ok, so me not wearing a hat is no longer an option. It's on now! Hat, gloves, scarf and more layers...it's ALL on! Hahahaha!

As Alaska celebrates 50 years of statehood this year, it has definitely found itself in the national spotlight. John McCain announced Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska as his running mate. With only 10 weeks until election, there was a media frenzy to learn about Governer Palin. But as the weeks have pressed on, she has struggled portray herself as a viable candidate as she fumbled countless interviews, became the focus of an ethics investigation and hosted rallies with such divisive undertones that it publicly resurfaced some of the most dangerous groups in the history of America. The biggest rallies in the history of Anchorage have occured in the past 4-6 weeks as concerned Alaskans have held Anti-Palin rallies to show the rest of the country, she does not represent all Alaskans.

As if the governor issue was not enough, there was Ted Stevens who was running against local democrat and mayor of Anchorage, Mark Beigich. Well, Stevens also was under investigation and was found guilty today. Instead of resigning from office, his party is urging him on to continue to run, hoping that he will win, and not get expelled from the Senate and get pardoned from President Bush...oh and if that does not work, at least the seat will be open for another republican.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/stevens.jurors/index.html



Let me just say that many of the people I have worked with and met here in Alaska have been warm and inviting...It's a shame that the national spotlight can't see those people.