<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishNina uhusiano mkubwa wa kisiasa na mgombea urais George W. Bush, lakini haya si maoni ya Red Herring Communications wala hayaathiri maadili ya uandishi wa habari ya mali yoyote ya Red Herring Communications, alisema Perkins.  <response>: As you know, I have strong political ties to presidential candidate George W. Bush, however these are not the opinions of Red Herring Communications nor do they influence the journalistic ethics of any of the editorial properties of Red Herring Communications, Perkins wrote. 