That Alaska GOP Comedy Ensemble Is a Riot … No, Wait, They’re Serious
The annual legislative skits were this weekend in Juneau. That’s a big social event where legislative staff get together to make fun of their bosses. The 2015 Alaska Legislature is certainly a target-rich environment for parody.
For example, there was the amazing spectacle of Republican Sen. Peter Micciche grilling Attorney General Craig Richards about his “conflict of interest.” It happens that Micciche is an expert on conflict of interest. He’s the ConocoPhillips employee who helped write the oil tax bill: you know, the law expected to give ConocoPhillips tax breaks worth billions.
So Micciche, that paragon of ethical rectitude, was “deeply concerned” by the “perceived conflict” of Richards having represented the city of Valdez in a dispute with the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System over the valuation of the pipeline for tax purposes.
Let that sink in for a minute.
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