ed whitache other friday, the surprise news is it was hiring fritz henderson as a consultant.whitaker addeded c.e.o. duty toss his plate in december. the board was unhappy with the pace of the company's restructuring. henderson will consult on international issues where his experience in asia will be valuable, said a g.m. spokesperson. we've got big, big prices in asia pacific with the international groups, where he has the depped of talent and capability. henderson, who did not receive severance when he left g.m. in december, will be paid $59,000 some month plus expenses for 20 hours of cutting work each month. men dote a, illinois. good morning to don on our independent line. caller: good morning. how are you today? host: fine, thank you. caller: my congress woman, debbie hal vor son, she's a first-term democratic congress woman. and she's very active in our district. and are she's at the senior centers. she helps out a lot, and she's replaced -- she replaced a fellow by the name of jerry westerly, and he was one of jack abramoff's people. and he was in for quite a while, an