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

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (1095)	1/24/2002 12:46:56 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

Of course, Bush hides the truth. Cheney met with those energy people or that energy person last summer when Cheney drafted W's energy policy. If W didn't have anything to hide, he wouldn't hide the documents and he certainly wouldn't hide Cheney. Cheney and W appeared together at a well publicized Christmas gala at the Kennedy Center back in December. So "national security" is not the issue. W hides Cheney so he cannot be questioned. Did you notice that when Cheney replied to the Senator Waxman, he responded via his lawyer? See cover page. If Cheney and W were not hiding information from the public, they answer Congress directly and in person.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (1095)	1/24/2002 12:50:54 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5185

Kenneth Lay as resigned as Enron's CEO! The news is in this morning's paper but I haven't had time to read the article.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (1095)	1/24/2002 1:16:55 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

Mr. & Mrs. Rummy's shares in Enron Holding Shares Close to Divest Proximity Blues By Al Kamen Wednesday, January 23, 2002; Page A15 Washington Post An unusual, quite snippy, press release from the Pentagon yesterday was headlined: "Mr. Rumsfeld does not own any shares in Enron." "Contrary to the Associated Press, Washington Times, USA Today and New York Times stories," the release says, Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is pretty sure he "never owned shares in Enron [and] definitely has not since he divested most of his holdings" earlier this year. Oh, but his wife "for a period of time," had money in a fund "that for a period" included Enron in its portfolio, and she "owned 100 shares of Enron," we are told, before selling in February. But all these stories "were inaccurate," the release says, and "none of the news organizations contacted Mr. or Mrs. Rumsfeld to determine the accuracy of their stories." Maybe that's because Rumsfeld's financial disclosure form, signed by himself, notes the shares in Enron under "Schedule A, Assets and Income," line 226. So maybe people didn't notice, 137 lines earlier, that this was a listing of his wife's fund? It's hard to keep track of that much money. Besides, at least most of the media was gracious enough not to mention the stock was worth about $8,116 when she sold it and is worth about $44 today. washingtonpost.com