Yes, yes, yes. Thank you, Senator Halford, for reminding us that politicians who want to crack open the Permanent Fund and loot the cash have always been with us—and will be as long as the fund itself exists. 

Whether the fund itself lasts is up to us. 

Does this quote from the Vietnam war have a familiar ring to it, Governor Walker and Senators?:

"'It became necessary to destroy the town to save it', a United States major said today."

—AP correspondent Peter Arnett, writing about Ben Tre city