But I'm a little bit of a contrarian on these threads. While I certainly recognize the hypocrisy of the Democrats trying to find a Republican connection in helping out Enron, I don't think that most of the things the Clinton Administration did on behalf of Enron were wrong.
Promoting American business and getting them footholds in foreign markets is a good thing. Sometimes it takes government pressure to make that happen, but if the final result is that an American business has beat out a French business, that is something to be happy about.
Now, some of the things that the Clinton Administration did for Enron look a little too cozy and may not have been in America's long-term interests. And there is no excuse for that, although it fits in with a lot of what Clinton did for fatcat contributors. He sold out American security on the Loral deal with China, for example.
But, the Administration ought to do some things for American businesses, whether or not they were political contributors. It's good for America.