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To: i-node who wrote (407282)8/16/2008 10:50:45 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1575354
 
"This is unlike Dick Cheney, for example, the Left's favorite punching bag, who divested himself of ALL his interest in HAL shares before taking office."

Except all the hundreds of thousands of shares and options he kept in the "blind" trust, that he knew NOTHING about. Just like Sgt. Schultz!



To: i-node who wrote (407282)8/17/2008 2:52:29 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1575354
 
"Perhaps they didn't, but an argument can be made that this DOES create a conflict of interests (unlike the situation we discussed earlier)."

Again. Look at the top stocks held by congress critters. They all have conflicts of interest.


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