In another example of the "stink" which surrounds the Republican power-base, Senate majority leader Bill Frist is now accused of "insider-trading" As reported in the Associated Press, he apparently held a reputed 7 Million dollars of stock in a corp. called: "Hospital Corp. of America". This stock was held in a "trust" by his wife and children; to avoid any "conflict of interest" A few weeks before it lost nearly 13% of it's value, Frist instructed his broker to sell.. a strategy which saved him about $91,000. It is "coincidence", that his brother-in-law is on the board of directors of that same corporation. Martha Stewart went to jail for a similar transgression; one which involved less than ONE-FOURTH as much money!! Martha Stewart was NOT in a "position -of-power", which regulated and oversaw the "Health-Care" industry; so she had to "do-time". It will be interesting to see how attention is diverted from this crime. It is also worth-mentioning, that almost NO "mainstream" media has reported on this; although a minimal "Google search" of "Bill Frist Insider Trading" yields volumes of information on this incident. Bill Frist profits from "insider" stock information; Tom Delay takes "kickbacks" via his attorney from gamblimg casinos, and NOBODY CARES!! Ask an "Ordinary" American voter if they have heard about any of this.... you'll get responses much like Jay Leno's "Jaywalking Allstars"...vacant stares, profound silence, or responses reminiscent of "Dumb & Dumber"...THESE PEOPLE ARE THIEVES!! THEY ARE STEALING OUR DEMOCRACY, AND LINING THEIR OWN POCKETS!!! I heard that Halliburton has signed "no-bid" contracts to rebuild the infrastructure of New Orleans.... NO SURPRISE!!! You remember HALLIBURTON; THE PEOPLE WHO LOST MORE THAN 1 BILLION DOLLARS IN IRAQ!!!... AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE HUNT FOR OSAMA BIN LADIN???............dave
- posted by Dave @ 10:06 PM