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1. Enron is Bush's largest career patron, giving at least $563,000 for his campaigns, including his 1978 House campaign. [San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/11/01]. Enron's operating income was $406 million in the first quarter of 2001, compared with $338 million in the same period last year, a 20% increase. [Los Angeles Times, 4/18/01]
2. Steven Ledbetter, CEO of Reliant, was a Bush "Pioneer," and raised more than $100,000 for Bush's campaign and gave $100,000 to Bush's inaugural committee. [www.opensecrets.org] Reliant Energy's operating profit for the first quarter of 2001 rose 35% from $341 million to $460 million in same quarter the following year. [Los Angeles Times, 4/18/01]
3. In 1999-2000, Dynegy gave more than $127,000 to Bush's campaign, the GOP and Bush's inaugural fund. [www.opensecrets.org] Dynegy Inc.'s operating income increased 40%, improving from $182 million last year to $255 million in the first three months of 2001. [Los Angeles Times, 4/18/01]
4.In 1999-2000, Duke Energy gave more than $62,000 to Bush's campaign and to the GOP. [www.opensecrets.org] Duke Energy Corp. had a 63% increase in first-quarter operating profit of 2001, jumping to $554 million from $339 million a year ago. [Los Angeles Times, 4/18/01]

The Presidential Energy task force was filled exclusively with Energy executives and meets in private sessions.

Bush's budget cut $39 million from a research partnership with the Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler looking for ways to produce cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks.

President Bush's budget cut $700 million from the Department of Energy, much of it coming from renewable energy research and environmental cleanups

charlie: why are you so closed to input that you lash out against anything that might open your eyes to reality?

Rick, I am not closed to input as long as it isnt inflated and BS bent numbers that the Democrats and their mouthpieces are so good at to confuse and cloud the issue.. It is just like Tom Daschel and the other idiot Gephardt and their rebuttals, they cannot recognize the truth and they are afraid to encompass the truth, they want to twist and take out of context each and every event or opportunity! Charlie

RICK, why do you obsess over the Bush Daughters? They are two normal teenage girls living life to the fullest like we all did in college. They were against their fathers bid to become president. They are trying to lead "Normal" teen lives. Chelsea is a nobody without mommy and daddy. She would simply be another homely student. Why do we even need to look at these things? Should we look at Roger Clintons clean life? Bubbas draft dodging? His drug use? His abuse of power? His Sexual harrassment? How about Vince Foster's "suicide? White Water? The list is endless. Don't get into a battle of morals comparing these two. It's apples and oranges. If you insist on calling him "dumb" because you can't come up with anything else of any validity so be it. I'll take a dumb GW over a smart Clinton/Gore ANYDAY.

unless of course you hold back supply like opec did in the 70's and groups cheney is involved with now. we are the arabs of electricity

rest assured this is not a whine, it is a rant. secret metting between the vp and the heads of the energy cartel, refusual to devulge the people atending, is this the teapot dome scandel again. i thought we were an open society. we are not.

Good point Barry. That's what this forum is all about. I applaud Unclebill for taking the time to point out the obvious. When demand increases and supply does not, the prices increase and profitability will sore. Whether or not those individuals and corporation made donations to Bush's campaign or the Rainbow Coalition is irrelevant. I think we DO need to discuss Clinton,however, because it was under HIS agenda that the utility companies were reluctant to increase supply. It may or may not be his fault, but that's the timing of it. The problem is that when the proverbial **** is hitting the fan, GW is in the direct line of fire.

To Be or not to Be that is the question! Gee sounds like some familar **** doesn't it? Who wrote that? Duhhhhhhhhhhh. Charlie