From the Houston Chronicle:

Local representatives of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network announced today they have retained the services of attorney Johnnie Cochran to represent laid off Enron Corp. workers.

From Yahoo news:

...Meanwhile, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will kick off a new Enron hearing, as the Rev. Jesse Jackson heads this way with a busload of former Enron employees who will barnstorm Capitol Hill later today, meet with Tom Daschle, and gather at the AFL-CIO to watch the SOTU — and the President's expected call for pension reform and stand against corporate irresponsibility, his only expected allusions to Enron.

From Reuters:

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton offered on Wednesday to help President George W. Bush's mother-in-law recoup her lost Enron Corp. stock investment as part of his campaign to get government help for victims of the company's financial collapse. Sharpton, speaking to reporters in front of the fallen firm's glitzy Houston headquarters, urged the federal government to bail out the thousands of investors and former Enron employees who lost money when the energy trader declared bankruptcy last month following revelations of questionable financial dealings.

The Democrats think they have a weapon to beat on the Republicans now, and every one of their many toadies is snapping to attention. ENRON has become every sixth word in the news media. The war in Afghanistan is not even on page 11 anymore, for which the Democrats can breath a huge sigh of relief. Look for the usual "we support the President on foreign policy" lies tonight, before turning around and blasting Bush on every other front.

And of course, the loss of confidence in large corporate dealings caused a huge stock hit today, which also has the Democrats dancing in the aisles. Their worst fear right now is the economy turning around before the election, which, despite their lip service, shows their real "concern" for the unemployed.