[lowbridge]

No, but the White House should welcome a major investigation.

And it's doing just that.

[billorites]

As someone on FR quipped, "What's the big deal? Laura Bush short Enron?"

[MeekOneGOP]

Enron = Whitewater?

Thanks for posting this!

The media and the leaders of the "Class Warfare Party" (DIMocRATS) will be sorely disappointed that this QUAGMIRE is a dry well like the one they were calling for in the early going in Afghanistan.

See also:

Enron-White House Dealings Probed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/606163/posts

[newzjunkey]

Ah! My predication comes true; I've said the Dems would try to turn this into Bush's "Whitewater". The press is finally catching on. Let them investigate and *really* waste the taxpayer's money chasing wishful thinking. One more reason to vote them out in '02.

[dead]

With a Republican in office, "investigative journalism" will suddenly awaken from it's eight-year hibernation with "America's homeless."

Bring it on.

[AppyPappy]

"American and Northwest Airlines and others have received federal tax subsidies as a result of the September 11th atrocities. Boeing received what Senator Phil Gramm recently called the most outrageous, largest example of pork spending he's ever seen in his entire Senate career. In essence, the federal government is going to enter into long-term leases for Boeing airplanes at above market prices rather than buying the planes outright at much cheaper bulk prices. According to the office of the secretary of the Senate, these three companies - American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and Boeing - are represented by LINDA Daschle. She is a lobbyist. She is the wife of (Senate Majority Leader) Tom Daschle."
- RushLimbaugh.com, 1/4/02

[Vladiator]

Enron is going to make the Whitewater hearings look like my traffic ticket trial last year:

Judge: Were you parked in the red zone?
Me: No, you honor.
Judge: Officer?
Officer: Yes he was your honor.
Judge: What do you say to that, son?
Me: I wasn't, your honor.
Judge: Got any pictures?
Me: No, your honor.
Judge: Pay the fifty bucks, son, it will be cheaper in the long run.
Me: Yes sir.
Judge: Next case...

[aomagrat]

If there is no evidence against Bush and the Republicans the liberals will make some up. The liberal media is already dancing in Bush's blood, and feeding the sheeple tripe. And the sheeple will believe them. That's how clinton got re-elected and gore almost got elected.

I hope I am wrong.

[deport]

One thing for sure......

When you say "Whitewater" it is associated with the Clintons and their minions. They are hoping that Enron becomes the same in association with President Bush and will push to make it happen. I doubt there is much there that can be tied to the President in just one year. So they will have to dig in the Texas arena to see what they can get from the Governor level.

[peruser]

Clearly the Enron fiasco is an audit failure problem and a problem with the integrity of the management at Enron. As a certified accountant I have never seen such confusing and intentionally misleading financial statements in a long while. After the spin doctors have failed to nail the Whitehouse and Arthur anderson has been taken to the bank and maybe to bankruptcy, the political elements of Enron will clearly have been a red herring. Anderson should noted the going concern problems

[over3Owithabrain]

Just wanted to remind everyone of the so-called "unity" that was claimed to now reign in the press and politics after 9/11. Idealists liked to believe all was going to be honky-dory after that tragedy, that even the Dems and the press received a wake-up call. But most of us here knew the truth - from day one, those weasely scumbags have been plotting to destroy Bush, his administration, and the patriotic momentum this country has been experiencing. First they tried to mock the war stategy and whine about civilian casualties - didn't work; next they tried to pin the economic downturn on Bush's tax cuts - that flopped too. Now they're trying to pin some dirty business dealing directly on the prez, even though Enron had more back-room dealing with Clinton throughout the 90's that went unnoticed. The press is salivating, they've been waiting since Nov. 2000 to be able to use the word "scandal" and "Whitewater" on Bush, like they were forced against their will to do daily with their hero the Bill the Reprobate.

[MeekOneGOP]

Here's the political "hit list" for contributions:

FOX News: Enron Contributions 1989-2001
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,42757,00.html

Enron Contributions 1989-2001:

Friday, January 11, 2002 Respond to Editor

The following are the Senate and House members who received the largest contributions from Enron in 1989-2001:

SENATE:
1	Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)	$99,500
2	Phil Gramm (R-Texas)	$97,350
3	Conrad Burns (R-Mont)	$23,200
4	Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)	$21,933
5	Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)	$18,689
6	Christopher S. Bond (R-Mo)	$18,500
7	Gordon Smith (R-Ore)	$18,000
8	Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)	$14,124
9	Chuck Hagel (R-Neb)	$13,331
10	Pete V. Domenici (R-NM)	$12,000
11	John B. Breaux (D-La)	$11,100
12	John McCain (R-Ariz)	$9,500
13	Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah)	$8,053
14	Pat Roberts (R-Kan)	$8,000
15	Bob Graham (D-Fla)	$8,000
16	John Ensign (R-Nev)	$7,500
17	Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho)	$7,250
18	Craig Thomas (R-Wyo)	$7,000
19	Don Nickles (R-Okla)	$7,000
20	Tom Daschle (D-SD)	$6,000
21	Ben Nelson (D-Neb)	$6,000
HOUSE:
1	Ken Bentsen (D-Texas)	$42,750
2	Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)	$38,000
3	Joe L. Barton (R-Texas)	$28,909
4	Tom DeLay (R-Texas)	$28,900
5	Martin Frost (D-Texas)	$24,250
6	Charles W. Stenholm (D-Texas)	$14,439
7	Chet Edwards (D-Texas)	$10,000
8	Doug Bereuter (R-Neb)	$10,000
9	Larry Combest (R-Texas)	$9,820
10	John D. Dingell (D-Mich)	$9,000
11	Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore)	$8,500
12	Edward J. Markey (D-Mass)	$8,500
13	Kevin Brady (R-Texas)	$8,000
14	Sam Johnson (R-Texas)	$7,750
15	Pete Sessions (R-Texas)	$7,500
16	Dennis Hastert (R-Ill)	$7,432
17	Henry Bonilla (R-Texas)	$7,250
18	E. Clay Shaw Jr (R-Fla)	$7,000
19	Bill Thomas (R-Calif)	$7,000
20	David Dreier (R-Calif)	$7,000

 

[angkor]

Enron’s Campaign Contributions, 1989-2001- Senate & House

[LS]

What York doesn't say (I wonder why?) is that a full-scale investigation of ENRON will likely uncover MORE Bill Clinton dirt than with Bush.

I am troubled by the appearance, now, that the closing of the Clinton-related investigations and the sealing of the documents looks like BUSH has something to hide. I don't think it was planned, but this could be the most supreme irony of all: that the DEMS demand an investigation of ENRON that once and for all destroys Clinton's image with new revelations that Bush, out of decency, sought to keep private.