I admire Andy for putting his thoughts out there - and I don't necessarily disagree with him on things. But the fact remains ( in spite of wide spread outright hatred of republicans by many folks here) - that senate republicans  are in the majority - and I suspect they have nailed one thing: 
The people of Alaska have yet to feel any real impacts from budget cutting as it is to date - and until they do and start screaming - the republican majority is going to keep on funding the budget through PF earnings and the budget reserves. 
My own opinion is that until the petro credits and the operating budget are laid out on the table to cut dollar for dollar until WE scream - we will not make headway.
Calls for legislative change are wishful thinking. These folks - like it or not - are an accurate reflection of the peoples' thinking - no matter how many people write in here. I suspect that the same cast of characters - or folks like them - will be elected this fall.