Alaska benefits from Federal money more than any other state

So can someone please explain this to the 'parade of idiots' who call themselves lawmakers up there?

From the NYTimes:

Alaskans tend to live with their contradictions in these recessionary times. No place benefits more from federal largess than this state, where the Republican governor decries “intrusive” Obama administration policies, officials sue to overturn the health care legislation and Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, voted against the stimulus bill.

Read the full piece here.