Ebbie:

I dunno, but Lay's being found guilty lays (no pun intended) him open to some heavy penalties. And his and his family's reactions would seem to indicate that they know this.

I was listenting to the talking heads of the telly, and they were saying (although they're often clueless or outright wrong) that Dubya's one-time top campaign contributor and friend "Kenny Boy" Lay might spend the rest of his natural life in prison. May not happen, but the charges he's been convicted of are serious. Millions of dollars, and thousands of people if not more defrauded.

As one of the icons of folk music said:

Yes, as through this world I've wandered
I've seen lots of funny men;
Some will rob you with a six-gun,
And some with a fountain pen.

The result is the same, isn't it? You do the crime, you do the time.

Cheers,