[Angelique]

Before you continue with this, you may want to consider that Enron contributed 2 million dollars to the Bush campaign. You must then apply the same yardstick to Bush, and I do not see any wrongdoing on Bush's part other than to receive a campaign contribution. It would have to be proven that special favors were granted.

The Enron problem is far greater than campaign contributions. The culprits are the accountancy firm and greedy top executives.

[VRWC_minion]

The issue is should Joe Lieberman be in charge of the senate investigation because he received contributions from Enron's largest creditor ? Ashcroft apparently felt he should recuse himself over investigating Enron in light of his contributions.

After filing banckruptcy the creditors are essentially in control, not management. If Ashcroft excuses himself because of his relationship with those who used to be in control then I think its even more important for Lieberman to recuse himself because he has a relationship with those who are presently in control.

[prometheus]

I do not see any wrongdoing on Bush's part other than to receive a campaign contribution.

That's exactly the point there is no wrongdoing on Bush's part, yet a number of media organizations have been carry water for the Democrats by saying such things as the following clipped from the Washington Times:

"Enron's dealings [are] fast becoming the biggest potential embarrassment the Bush administration has faced," a story in the Boston Globe read.

"These revelations helped fan what was already a major embarrassment for the Bush administration into a political firestorm," the Houston Chronicle reported.

MSNBC's anchorman Brian Williams, in his newscast, referred to Enron as "a major preoccupation, if not a danger, for the Bush White House."

Then, there was Bill Press, the liberal co-host of CNN's "Crossfire," who called the Enron case worse than Whitewater. "Enron makes Whitewater look like peanuts," he wrote in his syndicated column. "

Well, the point is, if taking a campaign contribution make one guilty then everyone that took one is guilty.

[Hugh Akston]

Before you continue with this, you may want to consider that Enron contributed 2 million dollars to the Bush campaign. You must then apply the same yardstick to Bush, and I do not see any wrongdoing on Bush's part other than to receive a campaign contribution. It would have to be proven that special favors were granted.

Agreed. That should be the yardstick.

So far, there have been no special favors revealed, or specific actions taken by Bush. However, in Lieberman's case, he has taken action which could be quite beneficial to his contributor. Already, that is one step worse than anything they have on Bush.

The Enron problem is far greater than campaign contributions. The culprits are the accountancy firm and greedy top executives.

Agreed here. The campaign contributions are pretty meaningless- except that they seem to have provoked troubled Joe to start an inquiry at taxpayer expense.