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> Well, Dick Cheney is refusing to release any information on the
> meetings his
> energy task force had with Enron executives.
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But that happened *after* the CBS poll. And it still is far from evidence
that there is a cover-up. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that
favors were done and that there has been some cover-up. But I can't see how
that justifies asking the question in a public poll. It is like polling to
see if people think that the Bush administration has stopped beating its
wife, so to speak.
I suppose they could have polled with the question, "Would you be surprised
to discover that the Bush administration did something illegal with regard
to Enron," but what would that be measuring? Distrust? Cynicism? But at
least that would be measuring *attitude*, rather than asking people to make
a factual statement without data. It's roughly like taking a poll to find
out what time the sun will rise, as if the results would be meaningful.
> BTW, how would you like to be the Houston Astros right about now?
Maybe this scandal will make cities think twice about selling naming rights.
But I doubt it. However, some sort of corporate moral turpitude-like clause
will surely show up in future naming contracts.
Nick
