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43. Joe Lieberman, the Senator from ENRON, let Bush, Kenny Boy and Rigged Energy Markets off Scott-free

Thu Jul 3, 2014, 12:40 PM

Jul 2014

Lieberman in Enronland

It has come to this: The investigation of Enron as a political scandal appears for now to depend on Senator Joseph Lieberman, an Enron Democrat who bagged Enron campaign contributions and who worked hard to block accounting reforms. Lieberman's committee agreed to issue subpoenas seeking information that could shed light on Enron contacts with the White House, but the question is, How hard is he willing to push?

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The guy carried a lot of water for the BFEE. Big Time.

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Not Nader. These Clowns. [View all] Octafish Jul 2014 OP

Their true identities..... CherokeeDem Jul 2014 #1

Even the guilty can have a conscience. Octafish Jul 2014 #2

I lived in Miami during the recount... CherokeeDem Jul 2014 #3

The great DUer blm was friends with friends in Palm Beach County... Octafish Jul 2014 #7

A non regret regret....kinda like a non apology apology that conservatives are so good at. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2014 #36

Once she was comfortably retired. Change has come Jul 2014 #15

that's why i worked hard for Gore, i Knew the SC is a big issue but some people claimed JI7 Jul 2014 #4

That stuck with me, too. Octafish Jul 2014 #8

not really, things like that are rarely ever done, it was about winning the Presidency JI7 Jul 2014 #11

I think Brooks Brothers GOP Riot 'plausibly swayed' Corporate McPravda... Octafish Jul 2014 #14

Look at that group. They were fixin' to steal FL, Nader or no Nader. CrispyQ Jul 2014 #27

Professional Workers -- To Create a Wrong Impression, Rightly Octafish Jul 2014 #31

Agreed. Mc Mike Jul 2014 #5

The guy really loved coffee. Octafish Jul 2014 #10

That guy sure could 'reinvent' himself. Mc Mike Jul 2014 #33

4-Shoor. ''I take mine with mescaline.'' -- President Richard M. Nixon Octafish Jul 2014 #40

Yeah. I'm interested in the article. Mc Mike Jul 2014 #42

I'd say it was all six of them Skittles Jul 2014 #6

True. The numbers don't lie. Octafish Jul 2014 #12

we still have those rights theoretically questionseverything Jul 2014 #39

Make that seven. You forgot Katherine Harris. Jim Lane Jul 2014 #25

Nader set up the conditions whereby the GOP sent in the clowns. eom MohRokTah Jul 2014 #9

So you don't think he had a right to be on the ballot? Octafish Jul 2014 #13

Why do people defending Nader always raise this straw man? Jim Lane Jul 2014 #16

So why say 'Fuck Nader!' when SCOTUS is to blame? Octafish Jul 2014 #18

Revolutionary concept: In a complex situation, there may be more than one person to blame Jim Lane Jul 2014 #24

You are right. Your analogy isn't perfect. Octafish Jul 2014 #26

You say that Nader had nothing to do with the Supreme Court decision. Jim Lane Jul 2014 #28

When I first started posting on DU, I blamed Nader because of the votes he garnered. Octafish Jul 2014 #30

You legtimize Bush with that nonsense. morningfog Jul 2014 #21

and that it was stolen, G_j Jul 2014 #29

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #17

What has Nader ever done? Octafish Jul 2014 #20

Fuck Nader and his defenders... SidDithers Jul 2014 #19

Ah, you have evolved your position a little. Now "defenders" are included. morningfog Jul 2014 #22

How profound. Octafish Jul 2014 #23

The emphasis on the Nader subplot is used to distract from those who hold culpability Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #32

Thank you, Bluenorthwest. Octafish Jul 2014 #46

DURec leftstreet Jul 2014 #34

Kick and Rec, but... zappaman Jul 2014 #35

K&R JEB Jul 2014 #37

And fuck the SC, Harris, Brooks Bros. rioters, and pretty much half the people in Florida. JEB Jul 2014 #38

Joe Lieberman, the Senator from ENRON, let Bush, Kenny Boy and Rigged Energy Markets off Scott-free Octafish Jul 2014 #43

Enron was just a hint of what was coming. Pretty much totally Enronized now. JEB Jul 2014 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jul 2014 #41

Let's ask John Roberts, if only he were sentient he could tell us about HIS ROLE... Octafish Jul 2014 #44