text: Actually in the shady world of back-room politics, the lawsuit makes perfect sense.  Yes it is about the money, on the surface.  Underneath lies the gold standard of Alaska politics, the 'good ole boy system'.  A system where you scratch my back and I will scratch yours.  There are certainly more accurate phrases but this is a family paper and the idea is to be civil.
  
  The Japanese and Hawaiian culture called it a 'Hui'.  It is defined; partnership, syndicate, or an association of like minded business partners.  Partners who seek to control and profit by clandestine agreements in some cases.  A more common term is 'corruption'.  This is what this entire debacle was all about, politicians providing favors to financial political supporters.   All done with other people's money, and against the regulations of the very system they swore to abide by.
  
  I wonder now about just how many of those same politicians are pushing Pfeffer and Acree to sue the State as retribution?  Surely not????????