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To: i-node who wrote (201784)	9/13/2004 12:31:11 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574258

Only with people who can ignore the kind of arrogance and perhaps criminal activity he illustrated with respect to Enron. You are on very shaky grounds...Al The problem for Mr Bush is that the ties between the company and his administration were especially intricate and close. Mr Lay has been a supporter of Mr Bush ever since the president’s unsuccessful campaign for Congress in 1978, and has been known as a close personal friend of Mr Bush and his family. At one stage, Mr Lay was mooted as a possible energy secretary under Mr Bush. Enron's Money Trail In Bush's Texas For a healthy taste of the kind of info the best foundation money can buy, check out TPJ's report on the Enron Corp.'s political money trail, at www.tpj.org/Lobby_Watch/enron.html. The report catalogs the major Texas recipients of Enron's largesse (George W. Bush, Gov. Rick Perry, John Cornyn, the state Supreme Court, Carole Keeton Rylander, etc.) and sketches some of the main purposes of all that political generosity. Some telling excerpts: "The chief mourners of Enron's demise -- apart from the investors and workers that it deceived -- are the legions of lobbyists and politicians whom Enron fed. Enron spent $10.2 million in the last two election cycles (1997 through 2000) influencing Washington politicians. During this period, Enron moved $1,003,273 to Texas PACs and state candidates, as well as spending up to $4.8 million on 89 Texas lobby contracts. ..." Bush's greatest gubernatorial gifts to Enron were deregulating state electric markets in 1999, indulging "grandfathered air polluters," and promoting laws that protect businesses from lawsuits. Al

To: i-node who wrote (201784)	9/13/2004 12:35:54 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574258

Top Career Patrons No. Name and Profile Amount 1 Enron Corporation, Houston $572,350 Enron is one of the country's No. 1 buyer and seller of natural gas with power plant and pipeline projects in Argentina, China and Puerto Rico. Enron is a top soft money donor to the Republican party. Enron's chief executive officer, Kenneth L. Lay, who served on President Bush's Export Council from 1991 to 1993, is a Bush fundraiser as is his predecessor Richard Kinder.