Monthly Archives: February 2002

Enron Without End

2/28/2002 – 3:56 pm

Are you still following the Enron scandal? Do you obsessively log onto the Washington Post’s web site every morning and check out the latest he-said, she-said “what did they know and when did they know it” gossip from the previous day’s hearings? Probably not. Few of us do, nor should we have to. We all […]

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Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

2/21/2002 – 2:06 pm

Did you know smoking pot makes you a better driver? Hard to believe, but getting stoned before you get behind the wheel of a car may be the best thing you can do for highway safety. On January 25, the Burlington Free Press ran an AP story about the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturning […]

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Opportunity Knocks

2/14/2002 – 2:05 pm

In a surprise move, the White House announced today that Interior Secretary Gale Norton is to be replaced by former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay. Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said the sudden appointment was triggered by the recent removal of Mr. Lay from the Enron board of directors. “Ken Lay is a valuable player in any […]

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The Return of Tricky Dick

2/7/2002 – 2:03 pm

Richard Nixon, banished from office by scandal and shame, spent the final 20 years of his life trying to rehabilitate his reputation. It was to no avail. Nixon could run, but he can’t hide, not even in the grave. His legacy is Watergate and always will be. The crimes and – more important – the […]

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