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To: bentway who wrote (173129)	10/23/2005 5:31:16 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

You're correct, he got rid of the options he could before assuming office (that's probably the ones Ish is thinking about which were widely publicized), however, the deferred options could not be transferred to anyone else or sold, so he earmarked them to charities. Here are the facts regarding his outstanding options. Message 21817601 Now, are you going to go down the geo road and pretend this represents some kind of theft or corruption, or admit the issue is a non issue. As a matter of fact, the Cheney's had no obligation to earmark their deferred options to charity, and it was a significant financial sacrifice to do so, they did so in order remove any perception of inpropriety. On the other hand, how many options do you think other members of congress hold on private corporations in America? How many did Robert Rubin garner after leaving office with the company directly involved in the meltdown at Enron? I think it was 50 million dollars if memory serves me right.