The Prowler strikes again! This little gem in from The American Prowler
BOXER SHORTS
California Sen. Barbara Boxer was promising reporters a hot scoop last Friday about Enron's relationship with the Bush administration, only to end up look like the girl who cried wolf.For several days Boxer and her staff had promising Hill reporters documents from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that would have documented meetings and contacts between FERC members and Enron from August 2000 through June 2001.
"They said the documents would show that those contacts spiked after the Clinton administration left office," says one financial reporter covering Capitol Hill. "They thought it was going to be a smoking gun, and really oversold it."
In fact, the meeting logs indicated almost the exact opposite of what Boxer had been selling. While Enron meetings did continue with the Bush administration, Clinton-appointed staff and commissioners were wined and dined much more heavily before the Bush people came in. And even then, it appears the FERC actions were above board. "When they went out with lobbyists, the FERC folks picked up their part of the bill," says the reporter.
How did Dan, Peter, and Tom miss this one?
Posted by Rich at February 25, 2002 5:00 PM