Money Men Again!

Defense Nominee's Business Ties Raise Concerns

But as Gates awaits Senate confirmation as President Bush's secretary of Defense, ethics watchdogs worry about the revolving door between government and private business that allowed Gates to align himself with defense contractors, investment houses and a global drilling company involved with Vice President Dick Cheney's former employer, Halliburton Co.
Companies with which Gates has been affiliated have secured hefty no-bid Pentagon contracts, and "you have to wonder if these companies will continue to get around bidding requirements once Gates is secretary," said Alex Knott, political director of the Center for Public Integrity, a Washington-based watchdog group.

Love some of the companies he was involved with: advised 10 companies about Saudi oil, Romano's Macaroni Grill, SAIC (a contractor for the Pentagon, CIA and other federal agencies), VoteHere, Northrop Grumann Corp.
The big deal? As Secy of Defense he probably would love to continue the war to line his friend's pockets and keep his pensions growing.
Now the Macaroni Grill deal? Well, that he keep that!