Brian puts up a laughable response to our commentary on his overhyping of the Ken Lay/GWB connection.

Rand Simberg, Dawson and Glenn Reynolds appear to have been reading the "Clinton Death List" a little too often,

This is called a "non sequitur," as only two of the names on the list are dead, as far as I know. As a matter of fact, I don't think that I've ever read the "Clinton Death List."

as they claim that the former president's list of nefarious friends and associates was much worse than the current Bush association with Lay. Weirdo conspircay theory aside, the list presented by Rand doesn't amount to a hill 'o beans compared to the devastation that the multi-billion dollar, Ken Lay directed scam has wrought. Devastation to employees, shareholders, their families, local economies, and ultimately to the entire tax paying public.

The taxpaying public? How does this affect the "entire tax paying public"?

Of course, I also quit before I even started to get to all the Chinese money, and James Riady, and Bernie Schwarz, which resulted in quite a bit of illicit technology acquisition that may in fact have more devastating effects down the road than a company going bankrupt.

Look at Rand's list. Other than Web Hubbell and the McDougals, do you recognize anyone?

So it's OK to hang with con-men, gangsters and hoodlums, as long as they're not household names (primarily because a Clinton-worshiping media made sure that they remained obscure)?

And as Charles Dodgson points out, Bush has started his own list of lesser riff raff with his recess appointment of Otto Reich.

Not sure how Reich qualifies for the rogues gallery, so this seems to be another non sequitur.

But Brian is in such a pathetically untenable position here, that out of kindness, I will give him Neil Bush.

Brother Rand:
I guess you didn't read Dawson. I'll grant you that he's the one who's into the "Clinton as Killer" thing, and it wasn't fair to bag you and Glenn up with him, but I couldn't resist. Hey, I got my BadDude rep to think about, and I'm a little out numbered here! Thanks for giving me Neil "Fredo" Bush, but I think I'll let you guys keep him for awhile. It'w fun sparring with ya, brother.
Brian

"...It's fun sparring with ya, brother". Sure it is, despite the fact that you were wrong before and wrong now. Keep living that life of refusing facts.

Well, Brian, "you couldn't resist" even though you yourself admit it was unfair. Think about what that does for your credibility.

And also think about the putative value of being a "bad dude." Unlike anti-idiotarians, the supply for that greatly exceeds the demand...

Jeebus, check your pressure. Take a pill. Relax.
Sounds to me like he is just having some fun. Why so serious, boys?

Okay, I'm recycling material from my web site, but nonetheless. . . Neil Bush may be pond scum, but I would suggest that Clinton sympathizers not get into a fight over which party has the worse presidential relatives -- at least not until Neil Bush tries to sell the Bin Laden family a presidential pardon. Not that it wouldn't be fun to revisit the many, many ways in which Hilary was shocked and disappointed that her family would sell access to the presidency. . .

I'm curious-- at what point between Bill Lann Lee and that judge from Virginia who got a recess appointment to the bench, and Otto Reich did recess appointments make one a "rogue?" The events of 20 January 2001? Maybe it's just some sort of deconstructionist reading of the Constitution-- if a Democrat does it, its good, if an Evil Republican does it, its bad.

Charles Dogson linked to Otto's rogue CV in a post that I referenced in my last reply. There's a reson for the hyper links.