From  that  interview, sure  Sounds  Like,
He is a  Intelligent, hard  working person,
Who has a view, but is  certainly willing to listen to another persons  view.  
And sit down, and discuss  possibilities.

Let’s see,  you are playing BJ, One deck, 19 color cards are gone,
you get a  7-2, , dealer is showing a A, (the 20th  ‘Paint’),
You get a  7-2,   And your going to,  ‘Double  Down’  With,
a  CLOWN, like, Ellison   ??????????

Gee   Thinking, ‘Tim Ryan’, would be  1,000+  times  Better that, ‘Ellison’,
to,  ‘Double  Down’  with !!!!!!!!
(From the information in that link)