4. Kenneth Lay went to work at Exxon Mobil in 1965. George W. Bush was an entrepreneur in the oil industry in Texas.
5. Kenneth Lay became undersecretary for the Department of the Interior in the 1970's. George W. Bush formerly served as the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000
6. Kenneth Lay was founder and CEO of Enron. George W. Bush is the leader of the United States of America.
7. Kenneth Lay ran Enron into bankrupcy. George W. Bush is running the United States, into bankruptcy.
8. Kenneth Lay was not a baby boomer, born April 15 1942 . George W. Bush is a baby boomer, born July 6, 1946.
9. Kenneth Lay had a failed vision. George W. Bush has a free market, neoconservative, evangelical vision.
10. Kenneth Lay was in denial.George W. Bush is in denial.
11. Kenneth Lay is a republican. George W. Bush is a republican.
12. Kenneth Lay was 1992 Co-chairman of the commitee to reelect President Bush I. George W. Bush is the son of President Bush I.
13. Kenneth Lay had his financial wizard: Andrew Fastow. George W. Bush had his military tactician: Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld.
14. Kenneth Lay lied to employees, shareholders, and the world. George W. Bush lied to US citizens, the American military, the UN, and the world (For example: over Iraq's "weapons of mass destruction" ).
15. Kenneth Lay had the complicity of Arthur Anderson, and Wall street financial houses. George W. Bush has the complicity of the military industrial complex, neoconservatives, rich upper class folk like himself, AIPAC and Christian evangelicals.
16. Kenneth Lay oversaw the biggest corporate fraud in US history. George W. Bush is overseeing the biggest governmental fraud in US history.
17. Kenneth Lay stonewalled and refused to admit mistakes. George W. Bush stonewalled and refused to admit mistakes.
18. Kenneth Lay's Enron fired employees that disagreed with the corporate mantra. George W. Bush fired employees that disagreed with the government "War for Peace" mantra (For example, CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson)
19. Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling rigged California energy prices. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have rigged international oil prices.
20. Kenneth Lay believed in "free market" energy pricing. George W. Bush believes in "free market" energy pricing.
21. Kenneth Lay was found guilty on nine counts of fraud and conspiracy. George W. Bush staff is facing criminal charges: one of President George W. Bush's closest assistants on national security, and Chief of Staff for the Vice President Dick Cheney, Lewis "Scooter" Libby is now indicted. The charges are perjury and obstruction of justice. George W. Bush is worried about many more charges ahead.
22. Kenneth Lay's Enron influenced Bush & Cheney energy policy, with both persuasion and money. George W. Bush has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel for humiliating or degrading war prisoners.
23. Kenneth Lay died of a heart attack. Vice President Cheney has had 3 heart attacks. George W. Bush exercises alot.
The management style of Kenneth Lay and George W. Bush are strikingly similar. The question remains, were Enron's Lay and Bush conjoined twins given the shortcomings and criminal behavior of both individuals?
It could be argued that the Enron fiasco is a glympse of the coming disaster for the United States domestically and internationally. At a minimum, the future does not bode well for George W. Bush, the United States, or the world. Moreover, besides the copious domestic charges facing the neocons, could George W. Bush, President of The United States and All The Presidents Men II be convicted of various war crimes and crimes against humanity?
Paul Malouf
Montreal, Canada
[Maybe not conjoined twins, but you make a good case for separated at birth ;) --Ed.]
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