A quote from Greg Palast's "Armed Madhouse"

All of the following information was gleaned from the seminal investigative work of Greg Palast, the last of the muckrakers. Pages 138-139….

"Why is our President so concerned with the wishes of Mr. Baker's (James Baker III) clientele (read Saudis)? What does Bush owe Baker? Let me count the chads, beginning with the 2000 election.
"I fixed the election in Florida for George Bush," as Bush's lawyer Baker told an audience of Russian oil industry oligarchs, bragging about his post-election legal work in 2000. That was reported to me (Palast) by my somewhat astonished colleague at BBC Television in Moscow. I assume he was referring to his work as consigiliere to the Bush family. He came up with the strategy of maneuvering the 2000 Florida vote count into a Supreme Court packed with black-robed politicos he helped appoint. Baker's claim to have "fixed" the election was not a confession; it was a boast. He meant, says our eyewitness, to dazzle current and potential clients about his Big In with the Big Boy in the White House.

Over the years, Jim Baker has taken responsibility for putting bread on the Bush family table. For example, among his other titles, Jim is “Senior Counsel” for Carlyle, an arms-dealing investment group that hired both Poppy Bush after he was booted from the White House and Junior Bush while his daddy was still President.

Bush Sr.’s job with Carlyle was to schmooze the Saudi royal family into buying weapons of major destruction. The sales pitch was made easy as one of the most powerful families in Saudi Arabia, the bin Ladens, were financial backers of the Bush-Baker Carlyle venture.

Bush Jr. was paid by Carlyle as a board member of its CaterAir unit. Sad for Carlyle, under George W.’s business stewardship, CaterAir swiftly took a terrifying finabical nosedive. Not to worry. It was Carlyle that got Presient Bush Jr. to pay the 'wind down' money for its Muslim-mauling Crusader tank-and–bulldozer combo. (see page p.48-49 for bulldozer debacle)

Lastly…

“So, if you’ve got the cash and are looking for a good time, but can’t find the little red light out in front of Baker Botts office in Houston, try his satellite office at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. DC. No kidding. Our President has given James III an office in the White House itself. This may be the first time in the history of our Republic that a lawyer in the employ of foreign sovereigns (read Saudis-{Baker represents the Saudis v. 9/11 victims}) has an office in the presidential residence.” (p. 141)