At Least There Was No Sardinian Toga Party

How interesting that HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy and former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski are in court for manipulating the books and deceiving shareholders at the same time our state's chief executive presents his budget to the people.

Use accounting tricks, count revenues before they're received, and skim income from unsavory activities as a public company, and you'll earn jail time. As a public official, you earn a shot at higher office.