Are you angry yet?

HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Houston's political and business leaders, including former President George H.W. Bush, turned out for Kenneth Lay's memorial service Wednesday, less than a week after the Enron founder's sudden death.

Friends and family lauded as a devout Christian and family leader the man who built Enron into an international energy powerhouse before its collapse in the biggest corporate scandal of its time.

Lay's stepson David Herrold told the nearly full First United Methodist Church that Lay was wrongly convicted, and he was angry about the portrayals of his stepfather in the media.

"He did have a strong faith in God and I know he's in heaven, and I'm glad he's not in a position anymore to be whipped by his enemy," Herrold said.

Lets get this straight. Ken Lay materminded the largest fraud in the history of the United States, and possibly the entire world. He spent millions of dollars of other people's money on luxury items for himself and family. He defrauded stock holders, and stole the pension money from thousands who worked for years to build up a retirement that is now simply GONE. He was convicted of numerous felonies. He was supposed to spend the rest of his life in a federal prison.

Former president Bush went to his funeral. Friends and family "lauded" him? He was one of the biggest pieces of shit to ever exist in corporate America.

Holy fuck, what the hell is going on in this country? There's a god damn civil war going on, and we're too bored to fight back.


** update **

Sully adds this bit;

[Rev. William Lawson, pastor emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church] likened Lay to James Byrd, a black man who was dragged to death in a racially motivated murder near Jasper eight years ago.
"Ken Lay was neither black nor poor, as James Byrd was, but I'm angry because Ken was the victim of a lynching," said Lawson, who predicted that history will vindicate Lay.