Ford has not asked for - and is not interested in - a government bail-out.

Ford has not asked for — and is not interested in — a government bailout.

Ford has not asked for -- and is not interested in -- a government bailout.

Ford has not asked for - and is not interested in - a Government bailout.

Ford has not asked for, and is not interested in, a government bailout. There are many partnerships we can undertake with the government -- from alternative energy research to worker re-training to enforcing our trade laws -- but a bailout is not one of them.

The code of conduct makes it clear a federal judge is not permitted to run in state or local government elections. I came on as judge in November of 2002; I had just gone through the election process that previous June and wanted to complete my term on the park board.