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A Toast!

"I'd like to propose a toast!"

Let's all raise our glasses to the Bernie Ebbers Jury, who found him guilty on all accounts yesterday.

We can only hope that the punishment meets the crime. The question remains: How does one punish the wanton destruction of the livelihoods and retirement opportunities of thousands of good people in order to further the personal gain of an already absurdly wealthy man?

For that matter, is the abuse of thousands of employees and millions of customers, the disruption to the national economy and the dishonoring of the whole business world less punishable than the pre-meditated murder of one individual?

posted by Jason @ 12:11 pm