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Bush Rewrites History on Lay

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Posted on Jul 7, 2006
Bush on Ken Lay
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The president talks to Larry King about his recently deceased friend, Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay.

President Bush told Larry King that deceased Enron founder Ken Lay was “a good guy.” That’s just patently false. A jury confirmed as much. And as for Lay’s crimes, Bush said he was “disappointed.”

  • Memo to Bush: “Disappointed” is dropping an ice cream cone in the mud. Leaving thousands of employees with worthless pension plans and profiting wildly by knocking California off the power grid ... that’s a bit more than “disappointing.”

  • Bush on CNN:

    Yes, he?s a good guy. And so what I did ? then did was we had a business council, and I kept him on as the chairman of the business council. And, you know, got to know him and got to see him in action.

    One of the things I respected him for was he was such a contributor to Houston?s civil society. He was a generous person. I?m disappointed that there was this ? he betrayed the trust of shareholders, but?

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    By Vietnam Vet, July 8, 2006 at 4:09 am Link to this comment
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    In the same Larry King interview, he said he would rather be right than popular. The problem is: he is neither! The vast majority of the American people now think the invasion of Iraq was wrong, 66% think the nation is headed in the wrong direction, international opinion sees the invasion as illegal, and it goes on and on. Only history will judge the rightness of his administration, and I predict it will not be favorable. His popularity is in the ditch, his likability, which was not that great to start with, has turned sour, the outside world sees him as an arrogant, war mongering, Texas gun slinger and a hypocrite. So, at this moment in time, he is neither right, nor popular!

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    By Joe, July 7, 2006 at 2:43 pm Link to this comment
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    Bush is not in touch with reality. Lay was a buddy and a major political campaign contributor and Bush’s “loyalty” to his buddies is well known.

    Bush will also probably deny that he dumped the Cheney plan in today’s press conference in Chicago when he said that we need a diplomatic solution to the problems with North Korea.

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    By Vietnam Vet, July 7, 2006 at 1:57 pm Link to this comment
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    Yep, he was a good man in his place; fortunately, it is now being dug!

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    By R. A. Earl, July 7, 2006 at 1:51 pm Link to this comment
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    Not too tough a task to be “...a generous person…” WHEN YOU’RE USING SOMEONE ELSE’S MONEY!

    With each passing day I find myself more astonished as disgusting layer after layer (or should that be liar after liar) is peeled from this stinking batch of rotting onions that will go down in history as the sorriest bunch of left-over Neanderthals that ever held office.

    At least Lay was accused of a “lapse of judgement” (not that it was true.) That label won’t stick to GWB & Co… you can’t have a “lapse” of something you didn’t have in the first place.

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