He was brought up in politics. He ran for state's attorney twice and lost both times.

Little towns tend to do a very bad job in these things. They tend to be driven by politics rather than what their own planning staffs may recommend. Another thing: They sometimes just copy what a neighboring community has done, and they have to be so individualized.

Obviously, politics is probably more of a negative than a positive for Halliburton, which is unfortunate because it is the most qualified company in the world, in my opinion, to do a lot of the work.

Obviously, politics is probably more of a negative than a positive for Halliburton, which is unfortunate because it is the most qualified company in the world, in my opinion, to do a lot of the work,

We try to bring interesting, topical things to the public. But we don't get into politics or religion.

This ain't the time to play politics. It's one of those things that if you don't have it you'll pay any price to get it.