I agree!
I wonder sometimes if there wasn't a bit of auditioning going on.
I still don't understand how he could take the pay cut that is bound to have occured going from public to gov'ment.
I expect people were listening, but I do think Tony believes in his positions. Some were in sync with the Prez and some were not.
Here's a terrific thread started by Sam Hill on the NYT's info...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1657422/posts?page=2
For perusing after BOR :)