Shut up and grin, Kenny Boy!
April 28th, 2006Ex-Enron Chairman Ken Lay has largely dodged the firestorm of critisicm in the wake of the scandel thanks to his dopey, avuncular charms. But apparently he’s baring his teeth on the witness stand during his trial for fraud and conspiracy.
Lay should take his cues from his Nintendo buddy George Bush, who wears stupidity and naivety like a coat of Teflon. During the 2004 Presidential debates, Bush was at his least endearing when he revealed flashes of anger.
As Arianna Huffington notes, the media doesn’t even seem to pounding the table on the connection between the White House, Enron and gas prices.
That’s primarily because you can’t get Wolf Blitzer interested in a story unless there’s a decapitated body involved.
Don’t expect Tony Snow to mix Bush, energy and Lay in the same sentence. In the U.S., fat, drunk and stupid is a viable path to power!