Bush nominee's work for Enron at issue

[Judi Lynn]

Nov. 19, 2004, 11:57PM

Bush nominee's work for Enron at issue
Proposed attorney general may recuse self in prosecution
By DAVID IVANOVICH
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, President Bush's choice to be his next U.S. attorney general, may want to recuse himself from the Enron prosecutions if he takes over the reins of the Justice Department.

Gonzales did legal work for Enron in the early 1990s, while in private practice at Vinson & Elkins in Houston, which did a lot of legal work for the energy giant.Gonzales helped Enron set up EOTT Energy Partners, a master limited partnership involved in gathering, transporting and trading crude oil, refined products and natural gas liquids.His last billing for Enron-related work was in May 1994, noted Henry Reasoner, a partner with the firm. Enron collapsed seven years later.

Gonzales left Vinson & Elkins the following year to become then-Texas Gov. Bush's general counsel. He would later go on to serve as secretary of state and then as a justice on the Texas Supreme Court.

While serving on the bench, Gonzales received a $6,000 campaign contribution from Enron's now defunct political action committee, as well as $500 from an Enron employee, according to campaign records tracked by Austin-based Texans for Public Justice.

As attorney general, Gonzales would have the right to decide whether to distance himself from the Enron case.
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[George_S]

1. Oil those rusty gears

with cash!

[pinniped]

2. Piece of human garbage * supposedly doesn't have a close...

relationship with crook Lay, but he sure seems to know a lot of Enron affiliates.

[LynnTheDem]

3. Entire bushCartel are from OIL; PNAC = OIL; OIL OIL OIL.

The attack on Afghanistan was for OIL.

The invasion of Iraq was for OIL.

Poppa bush at least had the guts and integrity to admit the 1991 Gulf War was FOR THE OIL.

The US Energy Policy says "use of military force to secure US interests".

What the fuck do the ignorant rightwingnut idiots think "US INTERESTS" MEANS in an ENERGY POLICY???!!

Even rightwingnuts just CANNOT be THAT DUMB!

IT'S THE OIL, STUPID!

[FLSurfer]

4. I'm a bit confused Lynn

What are you trying to say? :)

[LynnTheDem]

5. LOL!!!

You think the freeping stoopid rightwingnuts won't understand

IT'S THE OIL, YOU STUPID FCKS! ? :D

[President Jesus]

6. not really much of a story here

it's important to remind the public that the administration is run by ex-Enron types, but this particular story doesn't raise an eyebrow.