“Who’s the guy who wants to lock up Alaska?” a man inquired.Udall stepped out of the milling crowd.

“I am,” the Arizona Democrat said. “And John Seiberling too. You’ll have to hang us both together.”

After the hearing, … the man who wanted to meet the fellow “who’s gonna lock up Alaska” … came forward.

“Hey Udall,” he shouted, “you should run for president.”

I am just back from Alaska … The present situation is a festering wound ripe for demagogs.