Daniel:  Actually, if Walker shuts down the majors, puts them in default, wouldn't that put the minors in position to take over operation of the Slope, and TAPS?  Environmental concerns alone would seem to demand a "conservator", so the majors can't simply shut everything down and walk away.  And the workers don't really care who signs their pay-checks.  I seriously doubt that Walker stirred up 700,000 Alaskans, by vetoing over half of their dividends, without having a hard-ball end-game.  Only question is, has Walker taken a reasonable gamble?  He did just that to get himself elected.  So, now, will he become a hero or a fool?  And if he is eventually proven to be a hero, will he have been smart, or just lucky?  A side-note Daniel:  I'll be down at DNR DOG again today, probably annoying someone or another.