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lchic - 07:38am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3374 of 3382)

Cheney has slipped back into the shadows.

"" His (GWB)approval rating slipped below 70% last week for the first time since September 11.

But signing the bill, together with his recently adopted line in angry rhetoric, may not put the Republicans in the clear, in particular the vice-president, Dick Cheney, who is embroiled in controversy stemming from his stewardship of the oil services company Halliburton before he took office.

About 15 minutes' walk from Mr Cheney's former $3m (£2m) home lies Highland Park Village. This is no typical US retail centre: its 40 or so shops include Prada, Gucci and Calvin Klein - no Wal-Mart, Kmart or Piggly Wiggly here - piped classical music drifts into sharp blue skies, and it lies in in one of the most prestigious parts of Dallas.

But even in this affluent part of Texas, in what should be a Republican stronghold, doubts about the administration are beginning to creep in.

"The scariest thing to me is you really can't trust people," said Bob Johnson
^{http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,765880,00.html}

lchic - 07:40am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3375 of 3382)

Cheney - doesn't need a day job

"" When he left Halliburton to take office, Mr Cheney pocketed $36m from cashing in share options and from a generous farewell package.

lchic - 07:42am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3376 of 3382)

IBM buying a/c firm "Price Waterhouse"

Will this sink IBM, make if float, or swim?

rshowalt - 07:45am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3377 of 3382)

MD2656 rshow55 6/21/02 9:03pm

Solutions that are politically, physically, and emotinally workable have to be found and implemented. With decency and honesty -- including enough decency to check when "trust" is nothing but negligence -- we can find them.

MD2657 rshow55 6/21/02 9:58pm

MD2658 rshow55 6/21/02 10:26pm

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee into the collapse of the Enron Corporation . . . . 21 U. S. Senators spoke, and very interesting excerpts are set out in http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/business/13TEXT.htm

Lchic's point about "crowd's that don't even know their own staff list" refers to the CIA, but may also apply, in some measure, to a newspaper and institution I respect and revere - The New York Times . lchic 7/31/02 2:30am

Am I, after all, wrong about George Johnson, and his interactions with me, on the boards and in private correspondence, over the last four years?

Is it possible that George was doing what he was told to do, or what people at NYT knew he was doing?

Was Johnson, who MRCOOPER pointed out is a "family man" with a family to support, being paid by the government to resist and defame me, with the NYT's knowledge?

It wouldn't necessarily be right for the public, or for Congressional people to know (thought that might make sense)

It wouldn't necessarily be right for me to know (though I think it would be.)

But it seems to me that it would be right for the top people of the NYT, near the masthead, to get themselves informed about this.

If I've connected some dots wrongly, I also believe I've done so reasonably here. If I happen to be wrong, on anything of significance, and can be shown that, I'll hasten to apologize.

Perhaps, on a few things, some people, George Johnson among them, might think about apologizing to me. Have people thought about the situations their actions (and inactions) have put me in?

I'd like to thank some people, as well.

wanderer85us - 07:46am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3378 of 3382)
Bush and Cheney - inside traders - bad apples that need to be tossed out.

The bill Smirk signed is still a long way from what is needed, it does not compel corporations to expense options given to management, or better yet, outlaw them completely.

When Ken Lay is doing hard time, Smirk will have some crediblity, otherwise, he's part of the problem.

lchic - 07:52am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3379 of 3382)

The bill ought to be both stronger and 'backdated' to keep everyone happy W-lust! Checked the GU cartoon ?
^{http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/0,7371,337484,00.html}

wanderer85us - 07:57am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3380 of 3382)
Bush and Cheney - inside traders - bad apples that need to be tossed out.

lchic 7/31/02 7:52am

LOL

lchic - 08:17am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3381 of 3382)

acronyms
^{http://members.aol.com/nigthomas/alphabet.html}
miles of smiley's explained
^{http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/smileys.html}

(B^| Secret agent

rshow55 - 09:05am Jul 31, 2002 EST (#3382 of 3382)

For some purposes, I feel that this forum has worked extremely well . . . .

In very large part, it is valuable because it involves lchic - - probably the most valuable mind I've ever had the honor of being in contact with.

And a first-rate animal and human being, as well !

MD3316-17 rshow55 7/28/02 10:14am

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