Posted on 01/11/2002 3:09:16 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Couldn't agree more. It might sputter before then, actually. The bottom line is that there's no 'there, there'. Unless real administration malfeasance can be shown, the public will just shrug this off as just another beltway fishing expedition.
Nuff said.
And shouldn't they ask why the SEC didn't FIRST get after Enron INSTEAD of the WH? Since when does the WH bother in Wall Street's daily affairs? Ridiculous.
ENRON=911
And the Dems have geared up their mouthpieces in the press to give this story legs. Already the impression is that the administration was "in talks" with Enron right before it's collapse. No matter the simple truth this has the appearance of impropriety and the Dems will milk it for all it's worth.
Even if this goes nowhere it will have achieved at least two goals: distracting, possibly hurting Bush's high approval ratings as a leader AND tying Republicans into the scandal as protectors of evil business.
I believe this is a tack that you will see more and more as the Dems hopes for a failing economy that hasn't recovered fully by the 2002 elections. They are staking it all on that hope.
Tiny Tom's speech bombed so now they are using their followup strategy. It's the economy stupid! all over again. At worked on Poppy and they are praying for a repeat of their success in toppling a popular president.
I think Bush is well aware of exactly what they are trying to do and I have no doubt that he will respond in an entirely different way.
I'm just sorry to see that the Dems will get a chance to replay this sorry old tune again and we will have to hear it throughout this year in it's various forms.
These people will NEVER give up in their ruthless pursuit of power, no matter how impossible the going, and it's something Republicans need to understand to combat.
It is soooooooo comforting to see the dems fail to get traction on any of their Bush-hating spin.
More than that, to see our President actually doing the right thing instead of engaging in lies, politicizing and cover-ups makes me feel good about the White House again. America HAS survived the Clintons (this time) and maybe Dubya will teach everyone a lesson about the character of the character in the oval.
RightRules sits back and entertains himself watching the dems step in it... again.
More than that, to see our President actually doing the right thing instead of engaging in lies, politicizing and cover-ups makes me feel good about the White House again. America HAS survived the Clintons (this time) and maybe Dubya will teach everyone a lesson about the character of the character in the oval.
Well said, nuff said.
Unlike the gutless republican politicians, the dems will draw blood. Pubs had eight years of Clinton scandals and came up empty handed and looking foolish.
It worked on Poppy and they are praying for a repeat of their success in toppling a popular president.Not to sound Pollyannish, but what 'worked' with 41 was the perception of a slumping economy, a president who broke a major campaign pledge, and a demoralized base.
While the economy may be limping along, the public has the sense to recognize the attacks of September 11 played a major role in jettison the economy. Polls show the public blames 9-11, not the President, for the recession.
Recall how the Dems spent years trying to pin scandal on the Gipper? Didn't have much success, did they? The press, flustered and bewildered, nick named him the 'teflon President'.
I believe we seeing history repeat itself right before our very eyes.
we=we're
Welcome.
This is the most crucial point in the whole Enron debacle. Not only did Enron fail to get the assistance they asked for, but it is clear that the Bush administration made the right decision when it refused to get involved. The basis for Enron's request was their claim that if the company went bankrupt it would send shock waves through the entire industry.
In fact, it turned out that the exact opposite was true. The fact that the nation's largest energy trading firm went belly-up without even sending a ripple through the energy sector is a clear indication of the wonders of energy deregulation.
That's the bottom line, in a nutshell.
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