If Senate passes bill, it just another nail in coffin of poster child of corporate executive foibles and greed, Dick Cheney. It will become plainly evident if Bush vetoes strong Congressional Bill that Cheney will become the pariah of the Republican party and Bush will have no other choice to distance himself from him -- small chance he goes down in history as another Spiro Agnew -- or Bush goes down with ship standing up for fatcats CEO's everywhere and big midterm Congressional election loss for party in power in White House.
Cheney's options. Insider & restricted shareholder transactions reported over the last two years Date Shares Stock Transaction ADVERTISEMENT 2000-08-24 *39,200 HAL Disposition (Non Open Market) at $54 per share. (Value of $2,116,800) 2000-08-21 - 2000-08-28 *660,000 HAL Sale at $52.28 - $53.93 per share. (Proceeds of about $35,049,000) 2000-08-21 - 2000-08-28 *660,000 HAL Option Exercise at $21 - $29.562 per share. 2000-05-31 *100,000 HAL Planned Sale (Estimated proceeds of $5,097,000) 2000-05-31 *100,000 HAL Sale at $50.972 per share. (Proceeds of $5,097,200) 2000-05-31 *100,000 HAL Option Exercise at $21 per share. (Cost of $2,100,000)
|