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Skriven 2005-09-23 17:10:52 av BOB SAKOWSKI (1:123/140)
Ärende: FRIDAY FOLLIES
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From:  http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Frist-Shares.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist asked a trustee
to sell all his stock in his family's hospital corporation, a large-scale
sell-off by HCA Inc. insiders was under way.
[snip]

Seems like the Blind Trust set up in accordance with US Statutes wasn't all
that blind when it came to Frist wanting to dump stock before the price
took a dive. Can anyone say "Insider trading?" If his name was Martha
Stewart the SEC would be all over him by now, but because he is the
republican majority leader of the Senate...?

Much todo about rumors of Bush having fallen off the wagon. More bruises,
more nonsensical conduct, see his latest press conference when he was
calling on "Bianca" and more conjecture as to why he needs so many
vacations out of sight at the ranch. Who knows what will turn up with all
this, but with his disgraceful conduct regarding Cindy Sheehan followed by
his criminal indifference during Katrina, the added stress of Rita could
well be one crises to much for him to screw up. Personally I doubt it's the
bottle that he has gone back to, if he's reverted to any of his destructive
old habits it would be the coke. He would get a momentary high with a drink
or two but then depression would really set in. Nope, if he's back to doing
anything, it has to be coke, even the way he acted at his last couple of
press conferences would seem to point towards coke rather than booze.

Tragedy on a Texas interstate. A bus carrying some 45 elderly people, some
on oxygen, bursts into flame, at least 20 feared dead. Common sight on the
traffic snarled Texas interstates, cars running out of gas further backing
up traffic. Heard a righteous bastard from the state on MSNBC going on
about how Texas knows how to evacuate a city unlike the people in
Louisiana. Have I forgotten exploding buses and automobiles running out of gas
during the exodus out of NOLA or did the media just not report it? Yes sir,
Texas sure knows how to manage the evacuation of a city.

Bush cancels photo op in San Antonio, seems he was told such a move would
be seen as getting in the way of search, rescue and recovery efforts. He
decides to monitor the progress of Hurricane Rita from the bunker in
Cheyenne Mountain. What is it with this cowardly bastard, the White House
wasn't sufficient for him to keep abreast of the storm as it comes ashore?
His cut and run will come as no surprise to anyone considering what will be
transpiring in DC this weekend. He STILL doesn't have the stones to face
Cindy Sheehan.

Finally, run everything you hear coming from a republican these days
through the following filter: If their lips are moving, the likelihood that
they are lying approaches certainty.

TGIF, do something nice for someone you DON'T know and have a great
weekend.
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