Dick is not so much a conservative, as he is a would-be Alzheimer's case. He simply has no recollection of his 5 years at Haliburton as CEO, or the $44m it earned him, and what a senseless tragedy that is. Nothing wrong with any of that by the way, after all, getting rich and being successful are enshrined in the constitution, it's just that whole Organizational Conflict of Interest thing that Uncle Sam is so keen on that bothers me.
When Dick turns up at the Haliburton Old Boys meeting and announces, "Great news guys, we've negotiated a truce with the Iraqi Militia's, the Iranians and Syrians have offered to provide peace keeping troops, and we begin withdrawing US troops tomorrow" do you think he will be treated like the new Saviour, or as a complete pariah who has blown Haliburton's profit margin for the next 10 years?
It doesn't matter whether it is Haliburton, Blackwater, or any one of the Defense companies making an honest buck delivering misery in the name of democracy. What matters is that individuals who stand to make personal gain from the activities of these companies are serving in this administration. If that is not an Organizational Conflict of Interest, then Scooter Libby is my next character reference.