Dermot, this is the most dishonest column you've written.    You want facts?  Okay:

1.  There has never been a raid on the Permanent Fund that Dermot did not support.  The last raid attempt was about 1999.  The people prevailed and stopped their Fund from being looted.  As a result, thousands of dollars went to Alaska families and into the Alaska economy.  Fact is, Dermot was wrong last time.

2.  "...say "raise oil taxes and cut tax credits first." There is no other source or potential source that comes close."   This is a HUGE lie.  The corporate welfare credits we are paying to Big Oil equal or exceed the money that would be stolen from Alaskans at  $1,000 per dividend.  Second, if Alaska got a fair share for our oil we'd raise BILLIONS more than we'd raise by stealing from Alaskan families.

3. Are Kelly and Coghill traitors?  Consider it was Kelly who allowed two senators employed by Conoco to vote to bankrupt us with SB-21.  Both of them then voted for the unconstitutional SB-21