"I dunno, the public has a lot of hero-worship for the E. Pretty tough for any politician to buck that."
"The public! You know as well as I do—they think what we tell 'em to think, you and me."
"You think that's why he's got a man out here on this Eden thing? Looking for a mistake?"
"Maybe. Maybe not. He just never passes up the chance that maybe this time he can grab something."
"Between Gunderson and the E's, I'll take the E's."
"Your boss feel the same way?"
"Far as I know."
"But if your boss changed his mind, you would have an agonizing reappraisal."
"Well, sure. A guy's got to eat."