Federal Election Commission records show that Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay donated more than $350,000 directly to Bush campaigns since 1997.Lay also gave another $100,000 to Republican candidates and fundraising committees.
In addition, Enron Corporation, including employees, also donated $1.5 million in soft money to Bush and Republican committees.
More recently, Lay and his wife donated $10,000 to the "Florida Recount Fund," and another $100,000 to the "Presidential Inaugural Fund."
As one of his fundraising Pioneers," Lay helped raise more than $100,000 for Bush's campaign for president.
An excerpt from:The power scam.
The point is they all pay protection money to both sides of the fence or they don't make it....The Microsoft lawsuit is an example of what happens when you don't...
Live with it.
No problem. Why fight the truth?
Just wanted to get this additional info out while Enron is in the headlines.
Especially since Ken Bentsen says "I think it would be premature for Congress to look into what happened because the story is still unfolding." Could he be trying to protect his uncle Lloyd's reputation?
In one Senate election campaign, the Democrat (Lloyd Bentsen) received more than 14,000 dollars from Enron. According to data provided to IPS by the research group, Centre for Responsive Politics, the amount is (sic) the second highest paid out by Enron to a political campaign.
I wonder how much $14,000 meant to Enron in those days? I bet it meant a lot to Lloyd Bentsen back then.