The
trial of Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeff Skilling is
slated to begin today, assuming the judge can find twelve impartial
jurors to hear the sworn testimony -- no mean feat, since the trial will
be in Houston, where Enron had its headquarters. Tens of thousands of
people lost their jobs when Enron imploded, Wall Street lost tens of
billions of dollars, and Lay and Skilling received some $250 million
between them in insider stock sales before the implosion -- I don't envy
you, Your Honor.
In the meantime, AOL News has a couple of polls
for your freeping pleasure. Question One: Do you think Ken Lay is
guilty or innocent of the charges against him? Question Two: Do you
think Jeff Skilling is guilty or innocent of the charges against him?
So
far, Skilling fares slightly worse than Lay, and if this poll is
representative of their chances in court, they're both going to hell in a
fanny pack...
