Mr. Tom Parlon:

Well, I think the fact that I understood about how government works, or I had an understanding, was a help. But I know there was lots of suggestions afterwards saying that because I was involved in the OPW, and that the OPW would have been the contractor on ... or the client on behalf of the State, that I would have been able to impart some individual knowledge to members ... you know. I think it's important to point out that the members of CIF are ... you know, absolutely keen, vicious competitors with each other when a project goes up and it would be very important that the federation and its officers, would be very, very straight down the middle. And if I were to impart some personal knowledge, if I were to have some, to an individual member, I think it would've been my swan song.