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Interview: Don Crist Author of "What Can I DO?: After the TEA party" For the past ten years Don has served as a small business consultant to numerous entities in 52 cities throughout North America. Teaching business basics to tradesmen who have become entreprenuers has been his primary focus. His first book published was "Protecting Profits in Any Economy" which compiles a number of basic concepts he repeatedly teaches. In the current economy, there is a tremendous need for business owners to guard every aspect of business change - especially government change. He has worked for legislative and judicial branches of local and state government in his native Louisiana. He has participated in nearly every level of campaign management as both a volunteer and as a paid staff member. Nationally, he served as a member of the National Association of Counties Taxation and Finance Steering Committee. He has written grant applications for federal and state funds and secured one of the largest grants ever awarded for rural economic development in Louisiana by USDA. Private business efforts included management of the Aquarium in the Petroleum Industries Pavillion at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition which depicted marine life beneath an offshore drilling platform. During the "malaise" of the Carter Administration, he slept in line on a mortgage company porch on Canal Street for five nights to secure a 7.56% loan to purchase a home. The misery index displayed during the Carter Administration taught him to respect the conservative Reagan principles of government. His latest book, "What Can I Do?: After the TEA Party" is an action guide, meant to harness the passion of Town Hall and TEA Party protests to effect long-term results of grass roots efforts. The book is available through amazon.com or the author's website at www.aboutbizhelp.com. He is married, has two children and one grandchild, 2 quarterhorses and a "rescued" Catahoula Cur dog.