Bush regarding Lay: "my hope is that his heart was right with the Lord"

[sabra]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202459,00.html

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Bush called Lay, who was a friend of the Bush family and a large donor to the president's campaign, "a good guy." He said he was shocked to hear both about the Enron scandal and Lay's death this week from a heart attack at age 64.

"I was really surprised," Bush said on a cable news show. "You know, my hope is that his heart was right with the Lord and I feel real sorry for his wife. She's had a rough go and she's now here on earth to bear the burdens of losing her husband, a man she loved."

The president said he planned to write Linda Lay a letter expressing his condolences.

[Cha]

1. Is it possible for

bush to GAG me anymore?

[Bill McBlueState]

2. ironic

Ironic, since Lay's heart obviously had some serious problems! Maybe Bush's lord prefers malfunctioning hearts.

[magellan]

3. "she's now here on earth to bear the burdens of losing her husband"

Where was she before?

[brook]

8. Am I the only one...

who imagines that Linda's first words at being told KennyBoy was DOA were:"THank God"? Somehow I believe she'd much prefer the role of forlorn widow to that of the wife of a federal prisoner. For one thing, she'd never be able to figure out what to wear on visiting day.

[magellan]

9. That and word that the family would probably keep the $43 million

...probably gave her great comfort.

(I really hate being nasty like this...but the Lays exhausted my sympathies long ago. Reap it, Linda.)

[bdamomma]

4. bush is such a BS'er

he abuses religion, and he spreads it on really thick.

[bluestateguy]

5. If I ever see Linda Lay in person

I will tell her to her face that her husband was a criminal and a terrorist and that I had a big-ass celebration when he CROAKED!! Then I would laugh.

I would tell her that right to her face, right in the middle of her mourning.

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. Ken Lay's final prayer, "Be still my wicked heart."

[buff2]

7. That moron makes a mockery out of religion

He should be ashamed of himself,but he's so phucking clueless it's scary. He needs a damn shrink....YESTERDAY!

[Ravy]

10. People who have sold their soul must rely on the heart (n/t)

[madrchsod]

11. no his heart wasn`t right with the lord

he never said he was sorry,never took responsibility,and never ever cared about his victums. the lord isn`t going to accept those who never sought redemption

[undeterred]

12. Its kinda strange that he didn't go to a doctor and get

a mechanical heart like Cheney's.

[peekaloo]

13. I thought Bu$h didn't really "know" Lay. But still the man who helped

destroy others financially was a "good guy".

[Ilsa]

14. "You know, my hope is that

his heart was right with the Lord before he started his long mission of partying in Cancun."

[fearthem]

15. Like his is, like he'd know -- NOT

[niyad]

16. if that lying thief had been "right with the lord", he would have given al

the money back, now wouldn't he?

[Warren DeMontague]

17. "She's now here on Earth"

Yeah, and I bet he's in the Bahamas.