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the G-man said:....
You know, MEM, the republicans on this board don't shy from criticizing republicans. But you regularly downplay, dismiss or distort to avoid doing the same thing towards your party. Remember that, the next time you claim we're the blind partisans.



I find it odd that you say this here on this thread where you have only talked about Dems & Enron. Even I noted that Republicans had help by many Dems in overriding Clinton's veto. Plus I also said Enron greatly favored Republicans in campaign contributions, not that they never gave to Dems at all.

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...As for the supposedly shocking monetary figures bandied about ("Enron gave $420,000 to the [Democratic] president's party over three years. It donated $100,000 to the president's inauguration festivities."), those numbers don't come close to matching what was reported about Enron's contributions to George W. Bush and the Republican party in The Hartford Courant:
Since 1989, the Houston-based energy broker and its employees have made more than $5.7 million in contributions to federal candidates and political parties, nearly three-quarters of it to Republicans. Enron was George W. Bush's biggest contributor in the 2000 presidential campaign.
Nor do they match what The New York Times uncovered:
Enron, Arthur Andersen and Vinson & Elkins, a Houston law firm, are among the most generous contributors to Mr. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. Enron has given more than $700,000 to Mr. Bush since 1993; no company has given him more. In addition, Enron's chairman, Kenneth L. Lay, was one of the "pioneers," raising more than $100,000 for Mr. Bush's e-mail campaign, and he and his wife gave a total of $10,000 to Mr. Bush's Florida recount fund. Enron and Mr. Lay also contributed a total of $200,000 to Mr. Bush's inaugural festivities.


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The problem for partisan Republicans such as yourself is that if your going to talk about Enron money going to Dems, somebody might point out the much much much larger amount given to Bush & the GOP.

Last edited by Matter-eater Man; 2006-05-27 2:29 PM.