Don’t blame Bush for the Enron fiasco

Over the past months, there have been numerous letters to the editor attempting to tie President Bush to the Enron fiasco with primarily innuendo – but little or no substance. Remember, Ken Lay, CEO of Enron, essentially begged the Bush Administration for a financial bailout but he was summarily denied.

Now let’s take a look at the other guys. This involves Robert Rubin, Clinton’s highly heralded secretary of the treasury, who later resigned and became a prominent executive for City Bank, which is currently under SEC investigation for questionable handling of substantial loans to Enron. Early on in Enron’s mess, Mr. Rubin approached the Bush team in an attempt to get help on Enron’s debt and credit rating. You guessed it, his request was denied.

Then we have the esteemed Sen. Joseph Lieberman who is, and has been, the recipient of political contributions from Enron, WorldCom and Arthur Anderson, to name a few of the bad apples. Now he is heading an investigating committee dealing with corporate malfeasance. In spite of obvious conflict of interest, he refuses to excuse himself. Stranger yet, he refuses to call Mr. Rubin to testify on the Enron/City Bank connection. Oh, the games these people play.

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