I'm sure none of the thousands of lives he ruined wish Kenny-Boy's demonic soul "mercy" or "forgivness", and I'm sure he feels right at home in Hell.

this would be a good time to use some of his wealth to help those he hurt. His family doesn't need a home in Aspen and the proceeds of its sale could be used to start a fund to help those he screwed.

Whitened Sepulchres

Lay's wife was pleading poverty just a few years ago:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/enron/story/0,,641092,00.html

...and he died at a vacation home in Aspen? Some folks have a really strange idea of what it means to be poor. I guess that now that Mr. Lay's gone on to his reward, lawsuits will have to be filed against the estate. It's just too bad that the estate tax repeal didn't get passed...

"Say, Grandma Millie, how do you feel about Ken Lay dying?"

"What's that, Ken Lay's dead?"

"Yeah, Grandma, he died of a heart attack."

"Gracious sakes, does that mean I'll get my fucking money back for all the power Enron charged right up, jammed right up my ass for fucking $250 a megawatt hour?" [from Enron employees recorded boasting]

"No granny, sorry it doesn't. Bush is still president."

"Fuck him, then. Hope his ass fries in Hell."

"Gee granny, that seems kinda harsh."

"Good riddance to bad rubbish, and watch out for the Nixon man."

"Nixon's dead, too, actually."

"Eh, you think so? Look at the world, young man..."

"Death before being dishonored any more." - Col. Ted Westhusing

Bet ya we'll talk about Lay the way we talk about Marylynn Monroe, was he/she assasinated by the govt. cause they knew too much.
On the other hand, may be it's a simulated death and the guy went to France to get a face change.
Them bastards, they never really get what they deserve.

some other professionals agree with me that a likely reason he had a massive heart attack is the build up of atherosclerosis on the inside of his coronary arteries due to stress, which, it is well documented, can happen in a matter of WEEKS. the stress, it is my contention, happened due to the fact he got CAUGHT and was found GUILTY, and justice was served. altho the harmed yes, did not get redress or restoration, which might have happened if he had one nano-ounce of personal integrity and pleaded guilty, instead of mealy-mouthing around after his conviction. more's the pity.

"who would Jesus bomb?"

Thanks Ken Lay for making sure that Enron collapsed before they could support:
Privatizing everyone's drinking water
Build hundreds of gas fired power plants without sufficient gas to fire them
Destroying air, water, and scenery in countless rural communities across the US
Use rate payers in every market in the US to pay special fees to expand the grid for Enron's follies.

and thanks Ken because Enron's collapse nearly bankrupted every power producer in the country some of whom are the lowest of the low when it comes to corrupting local government officials in the places where they do business.

We can only guess what you and Cheney had planned if your company still existed and I'm pretty sure Americans will not miss it.

We want one class to have a liberal education. We want another class, a very much larger class of necessity, to forgo the privilege of a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks. - Woodrow Wilson

Any news on who verified the authenticity of the body?

It just occured to me that there is no reason to believe that he is really dead. Spending the rest of your life in jail is quite an incentive to hatch a plot to disappear. And I have a feeling that he isn't as financially spent as he claims to be.

Of course, if they have verified the authenticity of the body, and haven't rushed it off for cremation then I am more likely to believe that he suddenly dropped dead. After all, did he have a history of heart problems? Couldn't they save him? We do live in medically modern techno world? Just wondering out loud...

I am beginning to wonder too.
He is too rich to die. He is too well connected to die.
Bush liked him. Bad sign.
Is there a Pacific island for dead CEO's to hide on? Where their millions are worth much more?
Think about it!

_{repressive governments mix administrative clumsiness & inefficiency with authoritarian tendencies.}

that people who say there is no difference in our political parties are correct. I have noticed recently that as the dems feel more empowered and optimistic I see the left blogosphere behaving more and more like the right wing bloggers and posters . Two wrongs don't make a right and this type of behavior is beneath us.

dkos