What do you think about the job Tom Leppert is doing as Dallas mayor?
A. One of the things I really appreciated about [my predecessor] Ron Kirk was that he never talked about how I was doing. I’m sticking to that. You move on, and you don’t judge. Q. Do you miss City Hall at all or being in the mayor’s office? A. I don’t really miss that. I’m so lucky, because the company I work with is in Seattle, and we’re this huge web of people working on this giant project. We’re all in different parts of the country. We’re constantly on BlackBerrys, constantly on conference calls, and it’s wonderful for me to be able to work in my jeans. My new lifestyle is so much better than my old lifestyle. Q. You were a muckraking journalist, and lots of folks turned up their nose when you left journalism to enter politics. Now you’ve exited politics for the world of special interests. What do you say to your critics? A. What’s been great for me, and unusual, is that I’m almost 52, and I’ve always been blessed with professions that I felt passionate about. I’ve gone naturally
