Kenny-boy And Bush - Greed & Corruption

Does the Ken Lay conviction also make Bush guilty? You bet it does. The association between these to fraudsters goes back years. Via The Online Beat, The Nation's John Nichols gives us an in-depth history: The man who paid many of the biggest bills for George Bush's political ascent, Enron founder Kenneth Lay, has been found guilty of conspiracy and fraud almost five years after his dirty dealings created the greatest corporate scandal in what will be remembered as an era of corporate crime. [snip) No wonder Lay had Enron give $50,000 to pay for Bush's second inaugural party in Austin in 1999 -- a showcase event that was organized by Karl Rove and others to help the Texas governor step onto the national political stage. After Bush gave Enron exactly what it wanted in 1999, by signing legislation that deregulated the state's electrical markets, Lay knew he had found his candidate for president. When Bush opened his campaign, Lay opened the cash spigots. No matter how much distance King George "The Decider" and his criminal administration try to put between themselves and the Enron scandal, it will not ever be far enough to eliminate either from the guilty verdict. Read on....