James: Perhaps if you wanted to explore the notion of our history and things that went on prior to oil, you could go to Juneau and look up and see his name-Thomas B, Stewart. Then if you were to turn around and look at the court building, you would see another name-John Dimond. To me, these two men represent the very best of Alaskan and human values.

Over the years, I've come to wonder just how members of the legislature could walk into their offices, commit the crimes and questionable fiduciary behaviors that have taken place, and look themselves in the mirror.

I'd bet my bottom dollar that any of these men would, at this point, advise extreme caution, and making sure the state's obligations were met first. It was their baby.