I was a wide eyed congressman and he was a top aide for house speaker, tip oneill. We became friends. He taught us a whole lot. I know that tip a tremendous influence on jack. It is clear that he shares the same work ethic and sense of duty. He shares another thing bipartisanship. Speaker oneill was renown for sitting down with president reagan and trying to work problems out. Jack was heavily involved in that and continues to be. He is a bipartisan person who wants to be successful at working with both parties. You mentioned the issue with trust. There is no straighter shooter than jack lew. He is one of the most honorable, honest, and decent men in washington. When he gives you facts, they are backed up with research. From the time i knew jack when he started in tip oneills office, he would always outline both sides of the argument and give each without bias. He would tell you where he came down, but he always let you make your own judgment. That has propelled him to an extremely suc