Being way behind the movie-watching curve, we just recently watched the film “Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room” and among the many things that jumped out at us was the eerie but substantive similarities between the powers-that-were in Enron’s management and those in the Bush Administration.
The vermin at Enron (my apologies to all traditional vermin) engorged themselves at the money saucer. Bush Inc. and its many subsidiaries soil themselves in ecstasy supping at the fiscal trough.
The Enron-iacs also enjoyed exerting power and threats as much as Bush Inc.wallows in intimidation and menace
The scoundrels at Enron felt they were above the law, any law, and beyond the reproach of any entity. This ‘untouchability’ has either been mimicked or invented by those at Bush Inc.
The lowlifes at Enron patented illegal, unethical bending of reality. Bush Inc. infringed and have taken such behavior many steps lower.
The sleazes at Enron reacted to questioning and investigations with nonsensical charades, shredding and claims of privacy. Bush Inc. saw this as the Everest of ‘best practices’ and quickly adopted such.
The dregs at Enron took no responsibility for their litany of wrongdoing. Bush Inc., long envious of such behavior, decided to take up the practice as the core aspect of its “The Seven Habits of Highly Righteous Cabals.”
The untreated waste matter at Enron unabashedly proclaimed to be operating light years ahead of anyone else while disdainfully mocking and punishing others who resisted their ‘charms.’ Bush Inc. heralded that they were responsible ‘adults” coming in after the Clinton Administration ‘frathouse,’ and promptly issued ‘fuck yous’ to any and all entities that didn’t submit and swallow the kool-aid.
Enron CEO Jeff Skilling wrapped himself in a religious shroud in a PBS Frontline interview, stating: “We are the good guys. We are on the side of angels.” When presidential candidate George Bush dropped the Jesus bomb when asked his favorite political philosopher during an Iowa primary candidate forum, his followup as to why was even more disingenuous: “Well, if they don’t know, it’s going to be hard to explain.” There’s a pair of con men brimming with depth and conviction.
If Enron and Bush Inc. aren’t one and the same, they are kissin’ cousins. May Kenny Boy and King George soon share a cell and battle it out over who is the ‘top’ and who is the ‘bottom.’ Now that’s reality tv even we would tune in to watch!
