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To: LindyBill who wrote (53494)	7/8/2004 9:38:07 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793841

How Bush could respond to Lay charges Callifornia Insider This SF Chronicle piece says the Ken Lay indictment hands Kerry a juicy issue. But does it? Lay, of course, was a big supporter of George W. Bush, among others (Ann Richards, Gray Davis, etc). But couldn't Bush smash this one right back over the net if, rather than ducking questions about his old pal, he came out loud and bold and said: "I hope the indictment of Mr. Lay sends a message across the land that business leaders who break the law aren't safe from prosecution by my administration. Even if they were among my biggest supporters. A free market can't function if people are commiting fraud, and we intend to make sure that anyone who does so pays the price for it. I'm sorry to see my old friend end his career this way. I'm saddened that he went wrong. But that's just the way it goes. Sometimes people you thought were good do bad things. And when they do, I believe they have to pay the consequences." End of story.