Description: Enron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in
less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is
on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked the
personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff
Skilling (he of big ideas), Lou Pai (gone with $250 M), and Andy
Fastow (the dark prince) dominate. Along the way, we watch Enron
game Californias deregulated electricity market, get a free pass
from Arthur Andersen (which okays the dubious mark-to-market
accounting), use greed to manipulate banks and brokerages (Merrill
Lynch fires the analyst who questions Enrons rise), and hear from
both Presidents Bush what great guys these are. Written by
jhailey@hotmail.com
obama would have bailed these motherfuckers out.