Word of the Day, brought to you by the Alaska Legislature:

Chutzpah:   1. Personal confidence or courage that allows someone to do or say things that may seem shocking to others.  2.  Unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.  3.  Audacity; nerve.

After maneuvering us into a situation where the State of Alaska is paying their masters to pump our oil, the legislature is now adding insult to injury.  Their intent is unmistakable:  Counting coup against a duped electorate, and rubbing our noses in the reality of who they actually represent.