>From: "Devine, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Alan asks:>Did PK _return_ the $50K or did he just pocket it and then >criticize?< > >Jim Devine: I doubt it, since he gets a lot of payments from corporations >(as indicated by the letter below, in today's Los Angeles TIMES) and he >seems to see them as payments for specific services rendered: > >[to the editors of the L.A. TIMES, 1/24/02:]... > >Enron paid members of its advisory board $50,000 for attendance and >presentations at two meetings (one of mine was canceled at the last >minute), >each spanning two business days. This payment, as a daily rate [!], was if >anything somewhat less [!!] than I was regularly receiving [!!!] for >presentations to >other companies: At the time, as an expert on international financial >crises, I was in high demand as a speaker.
Oh, that's OK then. I'll stop my carping and let PK continue his tireless task of speaking truth to power. Carl _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
