Did Bush lie under oath in funeral home case? ..(I would say Yes)

[SoCalDem]

CRANK UP THE "IMPEACH-O-TRON"


http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/08/09/bush


Did Bush lie under oath in funeral home case?
An SCI attorney says the Texas governor talked to him about a state agency investigation, contradicting Bush's affidavit in the case.

By Robert Bryce and Anthony York 08/09/99


Aug. 9, 1999 | A sworn affidavit by Texas Gov. George W. Bush insisting he had no discussions about a state investigation into a political contributor's funeral home business has been contradicted by the company's own lawyer.

Bush had been subpoenaed by attorneys for Eliza May, the former executive director of the Texas Funeral Service Commission, which had been investigating Service Corporation International of Houston, the world's largest funeral company, whose chief executive, Robert Waltrip, is a close political ally of the Bush family. May, who was fired in February, is suing SCI, Waltrip and the state of Texas, alleging that Bush and other state officials pressured her agency to stop the investigation.

The Texas governor and front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination sought to avoid testifying in the case by filing an affidavit swearing he "had no conversations with officials, agents, or representatives concerning the investigation or any dispute arising from it." The affidavit also stated that Bush never spoke with the Texas Funeral Service Commission about the investigation, and that Bush had "no personal knowledge of relevant facts of the investigation nor do I have any personal knowledge of relevant facts concerning any dispute arising from this investigation."

SNIP...

Rogers' story appears to contradict Bush's statement that he has "had no conversations with SCI officials, agents or representatives" about the state's investigation. Bush press secretary Linda Edwards told Isikoff that Bush and Waltrip had a "brief verbal exchange," though "they did not discuss the case."


rest of the story @
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/08/09/bush/index1.html

[madmax]

1. Begala's 'Is are Children Learning' covers everthing about

bush. Funeralgate, AWOL, his 2 useless terms as a weak governor, Arbusto, etc.

I'm going to re-read it again. After I finish 'What's the Matter with Kansas'.