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Non-Tech : The Enron Scandal - Unmoderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (3)	1/14/2002 5:33:45 PM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3602

This isn't the first time Andersen has been involved with havey-cavey stuff, is it? Even if such practices are widespread, maybe this will serve notice for accounting firms to tighten up.

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (3)	1/14/2002 5:42:58 PM
From: arno	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3602

I don't see Enron as a political issue anyways..... It is a short term political problem, though, for both parties. I think there'll be jail time for ENE execs, eventually.

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (3)	1/14/2002 6:07:30 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Respond to of 3602

I agree. I haven't seen any smoking gun to either political affiliation. You can make the argument that it was in Texas so GWB must be a bad boy, or that it happened during Clinton's administration so he must be the bad boy, or that anyone who received a campaign contribution must be bad. But I haven't seen anything that suggests that any politician did anything wrong. But there seems to be a lot of indication that the ENE execs weren't altogether looking out for the best interests of their shareholders and employees. If a politician had any wrongdoing, hang him by his or her nads. But taking a donation from a company that eventually is found out to be dirty is not a smoking gun in my book.