I parked my 1984 Chevy Nova in the Senate's underground parking lot and headed for my supply closet. By 8 a.m. I had vacuumed the hearing room and polished the fancy, large, semi-circular desk.
I took my break in the employee cafeteria where all of the talk centered on the millions of dollars the WorldCorp executives had paid themselves while they were reporting non-existent profits. The company was now bankrupt and about 25,000 workers were laid off, and their 401(k) retirements were worthless. One of my tablemates said, "This just goes on and on. First there was Enron, then WorldCom, then Adelphia Cable. When does it stop? These guys will just take 'the Fifth' like all the others. The Senators will get mad for the cameras and nothin' will happen."
- Companies:
- Compass Capital Partners
- People:
- E. Niles Cartwright