I am sure he could have done things behind the scenes to earn other cash while at the White House but his honesty would not allow this he could not give his all to both and this was not Tony he had to quit one to concentrate on the other.
What I do not think we realised or wanted to realise that this really showed that his time with us was nearing an end.
snugs I don’t know that he gave up. His friends on FNC don’t believe that he did. I’d heard that he’d died of infection also referred to as complications from cancer. Not the cancer itself.
I could be wrong, but I would like to give our friend every benefit of his commitment to life and to his family.