George W. Bush’s stump speech in the 2000 presidential campaign included the often repeated phrase “You judge a man’s character by the company he keeps,” before introducing his wife and Dick Cheney.
At the time, Bush was traveling with the use of a corporate jet offered to his campaign by Ken Lay of Enron at greatly reduced prices unlike the energy charges the company became famous for before diving into scandal and bankruptcy. I always thought it was an interesting factoid.
Now we read that Bush’s credibility is falling after successfully winning the 2000 election with the pledge to restore “honor and integrity” the White House.