Enron was also the single funding source that put Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee into office because Congressmen Craig Washington had pissed off Ken Lay. There is also the matter that a large amount of staff in the Bush White House were former Enron employees and executives.
Enron was one of the largest natural gas companies and made plenty of money due to deregulation of natural gas and pressured for power deregulation. Why is it so surprising that they would then have so many people involved in GOP politics?
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TexasComments ago
Enron was also the single funding source that put Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee into office because Congressmen Craig Washington had pissed off Ken Lay. There is also the matter that a large amount of staff in the Bush White House were former Enron employees and executives.
FriedrichNietzsche ago
Enron was one of the largest natural gas companies and made plenty of money due to deregulation of natural gas and pressured for power deregulation. Why is it so surprising that they would then have so many people involved in GOP politics?
TexasComments ago
Sheila Jackson Lee is a Democrat ;)
FriedrichNietzsche ago
As if the party title matters? Historically energy has been on the GOP side, and I was more referring to your comment about Bush.
TexasComments ago
Just making sure you know that it isn't just GOP. Enron played with whomever was willing to play ball.