Patton reels in his final message in the first chapter of the last unit by finalizing his theory that politics are an essential part of an evaluator’s work and he/she should acknowledge, make note and not avoid of politics. He backs up his stance on the importance of politics by reiterating that political considerations involve ideology. A solid perspective is made by referring to key principles set by the American Evaluation Association. While evaluators articulate and become aware of the interest and values related to public welfare, a certain responsibility also goes beyond collecting and reporting data (Patton, 2008 p.526). Patton then goes on to descriptively show how other colleagues, such as Carol Weiss and Scriven, view politics