Editorial: Silent sleaze

The Sacramento Bee ^ | June 16, 2002 | editorial staff

[farmfriend]

Ravi Mehta, the former Oracle Corp. lobbyist, last week took the Fifth, refusing to spell out to a legislative investigative committee his role in greasing Oracle's software contract through the Davis administration last year. But the documentary evidence given to the committee speaks loudly to his understanding of how to get a contract with California state government: Rent some politicians.

[farmfriend]

I thought this editorial would add to our Oracle data base.

[farmfriend]

Ping.

Ernest, I'll let you index since you have those marvelous graphics.

[farmfriend]

I don't know who to ping for these things so if you would rather not, just let me know.

[farmfriend]

Ping

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The indexing thing may be changing. But lets keep it going for a while!

calgov2002:

calgov2002: for old calgov2002 articles. 

calgov2002: for new calgov2002 articles. 

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[farmfriend]

Oh great. Another 5 or 6 threads from people who don't like change.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Conservatives don't change their habits easily!

[farmfriend]

Thank God aquarians do.

[John Jorsett]

Indexing may be changing in what way?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just got on, will send a note.

[farmfriend]

I'm talking about the sign aquarius not the age of aquarius. My age does not qualify me as a '60 flower child.

Oracle is an unabashedly sleazy company, and it truly "trickles down" from the top. The CEO/chairman is a total @$$hole, so why shouldn't the corporate lobbyist be cut from the same cloth?

Your talking about a friend of mine. He has always been honorable to me.

[Scott McCollum]

More on the Oracle Debacle:

"19 June 2002 - California legislative committee ends investigation of sleazy Oracle state database deal without formal report."

http://216.26.163.62/Worldtech tribune/asparticles/buzz/bza06 192002.asp