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Thread #74608 Message #1307160
Posted By: WFDU - Ron Olesko
25-Oct-04 - 09:59 PM
Thread Name: BS: guess who is endorsing John Kerry?
Subject: RE: BS: guess who is endorsing John Kerry?
Thanks for proving my point Old Guy.
Your article deals with a lot of information that still gives Dick some wiggle room - "It said "it is not clear" whether assigning option profits to charity would theoretically remove a potential conflict, adding, "no specific published rulings were found on the subject"" and "The policy does contain escape clauses allowing the insurance company to refuse payment in the unlikely events that Cheney files a claim resulting "directly or indirectly" from a change in law or regulation, or from a "prepackaged" bankruptcy in which creditors agree on terms prior to filing."
As I said at the beginning, Cheney should have dropped all his connections with Halliburton or stepped down as Vice President. The fact that he took other steps to save the money does not eliminate the possibility that he can profit (as can his charities) by decisions the administration makes.