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To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (17803)	7/18/2002 6:13:52 PM
From: Poet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

And an excellent rant it was, if I may say so.

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (17803)	7/19/2002 8:13:51 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 21057

Fact: The SEC never talked to Bush Not surprising considering how weak the case was. Fact: The SEC (to my knowledge anyway) has never released the name of the party who bought Bush's stock Do you honestly think if it was not further evidence of Bush's exoneration that that name would still be secret? Fact: Bush had access to inside information about the company when he made the sale Yep. Could say that about any director. In fact the information Bush had understated the loss and was consistent with the prior performance of the company. Fact: Bush' father was President at the time (which by itself proves absolutely nothing, but at least raises the possibility that the SEC's decision not to pursue the matter might have been made for reasons other than the proper ones) Wrong. read the SEC investigatvie docs. The people involved are career SEC people. The case was not pursued because there was NO evidence of wrongdoing and because the market data did not support the charge. www.publicintegrity.org Fact: Bush is attempting to publicly take the lead in bringing about higher ethical standards in corporate America I think Bush ought to start by taking the lead in encouraging complete openness about this old (and from all appearances very minor) matter. Just be open about it. That's all. Don't argue you were exonerated, or that it doesn't matter. We're not dumb. Just show us the facts, and let us decide. At some point, enough is enough. The matter was investigated. It is closed. It is a deal letter. No reason that Bush should have to relive it. Period.