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.