Since Alaska is the LARGEST STATE in the union, has more wilderness than any other state,he "brought it" and secured more money for the "sourdoughs" who love this state more than life itself. (TED STEVENS
also "brought it" ....those from the "outside" were NOT happy with either men. The "outside" had no true understanding of the needs of a state that could be considered a third world country back in the day.
Being in the pork. Establish military bases. They can be great help for an economy. The old representative Patsy Shroeder always wanted to steal money from the military but when they tried to close Buckley she screamed because her district would have lost so much money.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.