Becky Whetstone

After divorcing Texas Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez last year, Becky Whetstone said she felt outmaneuvered, out-financed and out of luck. Angry and frustrated, Whetstone -- a writer and family counselor -- considered her options and decided to go public. First, she began writing a book about life as a congressional wife. Then she created a website, www.congressmanswife.com, where she aired her grievances and invited others to share their own stories of love and loss.

After divorcing Texas Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez last year, Becky Whetstone said she felt outmaneuvered, out-financed and out of luck. Angry and frustrated, Whetstone -- a writer and family counselor -- considered her options and decided to go public. First, she began writing a book about life as a congressional wife. Then she created a website, www.congressmanswife.com, where she aired her grievances and invited others to share their own stories of love and loss.

The collapse of Enron Corp. last year hit members of Congress in a couple of places: where they make policy for the nation and where they make--or lose--money for themselves. The fall into U.S. Bankruptcy Court by the Houston-based energy firm ignited high-profile hearings and a broad debate over corporate responsibility. In the meantime, it quietly clipped several lawmakers who sold or held Enron stock as its value plummeted, according to financial disclosure reports released Friday.