Further evidence of exactly whose interest the Bush administration is serving has been revealed as, without explanation, the
Justice Department announced that Attorney General Gonzales will recuse himself from the Enron criminal proceedings. It was noted that...
...the attorney general did legal work for Enron when he was practicing law in Houston, and, while a Texas judge, accepted a campaign contribution from an Enron political committee.
Gonzales worked for Enron's law firm, Vinson & Elkins, prior to becoming then Governor Bush's General Counsel.
Gonzales' predecessor as Attorney General, John Ashcroft, had also recused himself from Enron preceedings due to his having received campaign contributions from the firm. So now, through two administrations of Justice Department leadership, the head of the department was unable to participate in one of our nation's most serious corporate prosecutions as a result of conflicts of interest.
Perhaps we should be grateful that the recusal took place, but we know whose interests this administration is looking out for.