Live Blog: Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK)

James Carafano / July 22, 2009

Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK), member of Armed Services Committee, is about to speak at here at Heritage about missile defense. Why? Because the missiles don’t know the difference between liberals and conservatives.

No Alaskan has served on armed services since 1968. That’s surprising, because Alaska is critical on many national security issues–missile defense is just one.

UPDATE 2:21 PM: Begich believes national security is and should be a non-partisan issue. Not a surprising attitude for an Alaskan. This state has always had an international perspective. It is a hub for global trade and travel. Its a key player in natural resources. Its capitol is only nine hours by air from most of the industrialized world. General Billy Mitchell once called it “the most strategic place on earth.” (more…)