ACP, I'm not so sure that's a smirk you're seeing, I think the oilies are starting to pluck their recently discovered gray hairs one by one as more and more Alaskans are starting to stand up against this legislative majority and the oil companies. There has been a lot of discussion  here from commenters recently about "entitlement", the reality is Big Oil has become so arrogant and beligerent that they seem to think it is THEIR product and they are entitled to it and whatever profits they can squeeze out of it, Alaska and Alaskans be damned. Sad part of it is, this legislative majority has bought it hook, line and sinker.