I found out today that Tony Knowles, former Anchorage Mayor and Alaska Governor, is seeking to unseat Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s appointed-by-nepotism senator. This is great news, as Alaska has been represented by Republicans in the Senate and the House as long as I’ve been alive. The flash animation on his campaign site that gives you the impression you’re falling from space towards a fiery re-entry over Alaska is a little unnerving, but I look forward to the possibility of his election this fall nonetheless.