There's "damage" to be contained? Or where there is smoke, there is fire? Did even ONE Clinton crony EVER recuse himself during the 8 years Clinton was in office?
The White House moved quickly to contain the damage. The White House spokesman said Mr. Bush was made aware of the phone calls to the cabinet members only this morning during an Oval Office meeting.
So, the staff in Houston recused themselves because they apparently owned stock in the company in question, and the Times spins this as "damage"?
Nope, no bias here folks.
Democrats on Capitol Hill moved immediately to question the White House statements. "It is now clear the White House had knowledge that Enron was likely to collapse but did nothing to try to protect innocent employees and shareholders who ultimately lost their life savings," said Representative Henry A. Waxman, the California Democrat who is his party's senior member on the House Government Reform Committee.Hey Waxman- weren't you on Gray Davis' bandwagon demanding that the government cap what Enron could charge California, to stop them from gouging the consumers?
You do realize that would have put them under even sooner, don't you?
Are you admitting that you cared more for Davis' political fortunes than you did for the innocent employees and shareholders of Enron who ultimately lost their life savings?