William WAUGH "$600,000 a year...by what economic calculation his service could be judged worth that much."Yes.  Similarly, by what economic calculation are legal corporate lobbyists worth the similarly exorbitant sums they are paid?  Indeed, 600K is a fortune to most. But at that level of international business in the energy sector, not a smoking gun of corruption.  Worth investigating?  Yes.  Blatant proof of guilt by Dad, case closed?  Nope.

William WAUGH "$600,000 a year...by what economic calculation his service could be judged worth that much."Yes.  Similarly, by what economic calculation are legal corporate lobbyists worth the similarly exorbitant sums they are paid?  Indeed, 600K is a fortune to most. But at that level of international business in the energy sector, not a smoking gun of corruption.  Worth investigating?  Yes.  Blatant proof of guilt by Dad, case closed?  Nope.

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