Folks, You can see these actual documents at this link

<<http://www.thesmokinggun.com/doc_o_day/bushlay1.shtml>>.

Long live freedom of speech! Enjoy!



DEAR GEORGE, DEAR KEN...
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/doc_o_day/bushlay1.shtml

While the White House has repeatedly described former Enron chairman
Kenneth Lay as simply a "supporter" of George W. Bush, extensive
correspondence between the two men paints a far cozier picture of their
relationship, according to copies of letters obtained this afternoon (2/15)
by The Smoking Gun.

The pages of correspondence, exchanged during the years Bush served as
governor of Texas, were released today in Austin by the state archives in
response to Freedom of Information requests filed by TSG and other news
organizations.

The Bush-Lay material touches on both personal matters (birthday greetings
and Bush's knee surgery) and public concerns of Lay and Enron, such as
energy legislation and tort reform, and reflects the kind of jocular
relationship that reportedly saw the nickname-happy Bush call the Enron
boss "Kenny Boy." The Houston-based energy firm, Bush's leading career
political contributor, is now bankrupt and the target of a multitude of
criminal and congressional probes.

We've arranged the Bush-Lay letters into several batches and, where
applicable, have followed an original letter with the recipient's reply.
TSG will upload the correspondence as quickly as we can scan the documents.
You'll find the first 15 letters on our site along with links that will get
you to the additional pages.

Copyright 2002 The Smoking Gun. Courtesy of Pink Noise Studios,
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