[Tuco-bad]

As the world knows now, George W. Bush told two lies when first asked about his ties to the top guy in what may prove the largest corporate flimflam in history.

I guess this is the end of Bush's presidency.

[dodger]

How does either Rich or Richards know GW was 'lying' when he said he has known Lay since 1994 much less that he believed Lay supported Little Drunken Annie? Sniggery pukes, both.

[Wphile]

No he didn't tell any lies about this. Lay did endorse and support Richards for Governor in 1994. He gave to both but it was Richards that he supported. He jumped on W's bandwagon after he won. Lay was about who was in power at the time. For him to say later, after W had won reelection in a landslide, that he was a GW supporter all along is typical. Sorry, NYT, nothing here.

[Quicksilver]

Excerpt: Novak's Inside Report: Gephardt vs. Daschle

While President Bush has come under fire for saying that Enron's Kenneth Lay backed Democratic Gov. Ann Richards against him in 1994, in fact, the bankrupt energy company's CEO was close enough to Richards that he refused to be Bush's Houston area finance chairman in that campaign.

In 1993, Lay told Bush he would support him in the Republican primary but was committed to Richards's re-election. Lay and his wife, Linda, contributed $12,500 each to Bush's primary election victory against token opposition. Lay contributed $12,500 to Richards.

Toward the end of the 1994 campaign, Mrs. Lay contributed an additional $12,500 to Bush but expressed hope it would not be disclosed because of her husband's support for Richards. In view of this performance, Bush political adviser Karl Rove urged that Lay not be retained as the Richards-appointed chairman of the Governor's Business Council. However, Gov. Bush kept Lay.

[headsonpikes]

Your #1 was an ironic comment, I assume.

If not, you have a hysterical view of history, to say the least. ;^)