Ford takes is job seriously

If you ever need legislation documents done and done right, Ford is the man to see. According to the few phone conversations we've been listening to, we see he takes his job seriously.

"I'm going to have next week Wednesday, no later than Thursday the rough draft for you," says Ford.

"I think just as long as you have the draft...it doesn't have to be perfect," says McNeil.

But Ford says it will be 95% what McNeil wants and then they can make a few changes. He then goes through some of the details of the documents, hi-lighting his expertise in legislature, such as how they need a separate section for education. He also talks about how they are going to avoid some of the mistakes made last year.

McNeil says these mistakes including a surcharge of $10.00.

When McNeil follows up with Ford on September 9, 2004, Ford says he was just in Nashville working out the details and he'll have his secretary fax over the document for review.

When Ford does fax the document through, there are problems. Only one page comes through. Ford immediately calls McNeil, upset about the fax. Someone kept picking up the line.

"I tried to send the damn thing three times," says Ford. "Give me four minutes."

McNeil then asks Ford if he has tickets for the upcoming Football game and the Usher concert. It's not clear if McNeil asked Ford because he was going to bribe him with the tickets, because it turns out it doesn't matter. Ford doesn't need them.

"I got tickets in Memphis for any damn thing you want...I got everything lined up for you," says Ford

McNeil did accept some of Ford's tickets. He said he took them to be courtious.