The Lay Loot That Bought The White House

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GIVE IT BACK, GEORGE: THE LAY LOOT THAT BOUGHT THE WHITE HOUSE

BUSH AND REPUBLICANS SHOULD GIVE UP ILL-GOTTEN GAINS

by Greg Palast

http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=344&row=0

When the feds swoop down and cuff racketeers, they also load the vans
with all the perp's ill-gotten gains: stacks of cash, BMWs, whatever.
Their associates have to cough up the goodies too: lady friends must
give up their diamond rocks.

Under the racketeering law, RICO, even before a verdict, anything
bought with the proceeds of the crime goes into the public treasury.

But there seems to be special treatment afforded those who loaded up on
the 'bennies' of Ken Lay's crimes. If the G-men don't know where the
tainted loot is cached, try this address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Ask for George or Dick.

-snip-

And while we're gathering up the ill-gotten loot, let's stop by Brother
Jeb's. The Governor of Florida picked up a cool $2 million from a
Houston fundraiser at the home of Enron's former president long AFTER
the company went bankrupt. Enron, not incidentally, obtained half a
billion of Florida state pension money -- which has now disappeared
down the Enron rat-hole.

And Mr. Vice-President, don't you also have something to give back?
In secret meetings with Dick Cheney in the Veep's bunker prior to the
inauguration and after, you let Ken and his cohorts secretly draft the
nation's energy plan - taking a short break to eye oil field maps of
Iraq. Let us remember that the President's sticky-fingered brothers
Neil and Marvin were on Enron's payroll, hired to sell pipelines to the
Saudis. The Saudis didn't bite, but maybe a captive Iraq would be more
pliant.
-snip-

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[LittleApple81]

1. I wish EVERYBODY in the USA could and would read Palast with

open eyes, hearts, and minds...
Bush would not stay in the WH another half-hour.