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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: bonnuss_in_austin who wrote (219986)1/18/2002 8:02:39 PM
From: Arthur Radley  Read Replies (3) of 769670
 
Don't you just love it when the White House spokesperson makes the following comments..."The administration said its actions were in no way influenced by Enron's political contributions to Bush. Enron was Bush's biggest political backer heading into the 2000 presidential election, making about $623,000 in contributions to his campaigns since 1993, when he was raising money for his first Texas gubernatorial race.

``The United States taxpayers have an exposure to risk and loss through OPIC,'' White House spokesman Ari Fleischer (news - web sites) told reporters. ``It's not uncommon for (companies) to have exposures which do require contacts between American officials and government officials in other countries to minimize those risks to taxpayers"

And just why was Fliescher making these comments? Seems that it comes out now that Cheney was doing a little lobbying for Enron with India and now Fleischer is trying to put a little spin on the story. BUT WAIT A MINUTE...If American TAXXPAYERS have exposure that need protecting by Cheney, what about those TAXPAYING Americans that have been fleeced out of their retirement and investments by ENRON. So lobbying the India governement to protect Enron is okay, but protecting taxpayers from being fleeced is a no-no.
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