I am an economic and financial consultant for both the public and private sector. I co-founded Economists.com in 1997; we now have three offices, in Dallas, Portland Oregon and Phoenix Arizona. Anyone who deals with governmental entities as much as me is going to be a natural FREEPER. I could tell you stories about how government bureaucracies run that will curl your hair! I'm also a proud Texan. Having met George W. Bush on several occasions over the years, I can tell you that he was considered prime presidential material the moment he bacame governor in 1994. He's the right man at the right time!