The devil cut a deal.

Jeffery Skilling has cut a deal with prosecutors to cut his prison time. How?  He's going to give back his stolen money.

From CNN..."As part of Skilling's deal, some $40 million of his assets, seized after Enron's collapse, will be released to compensate victims."

Now here is my huge question.  Why does his getting out require that?  Seize the assets and distribute them and leave the bastard behind bars. It is time America quits coddling white-collar criminals like Skilling.  It is time we treat them for what they are. Common thugs. Educated, yes. But no more than the guy who walks into a convenience store, pulls a gun and robs the clerk of $137.50.  Skilling stole whole lot more than that. And hundreds suffered and still suffer for his actions today.

Do not let Jeffery and his fellow conspirators or the guys, who took the banks down on Wall Street, do not let them walk. They are criminals. Of the highest order they are criminals. Bright. Cunning. And very evil. And they are liars.

Enron was a crime. A huge crime. No different from robbing a bank or embezzling life savings in a Ponzi Scheme. And as a crime, its perpetrators need harsh sentencing and the maximum time behind iron. They do not need deals. And the assets they accumulated while bilking thousands out of life savings, should be taken from them and distributed to the employees of Enron who lost so very much.

Do not feel sorry for Jeffery skilling. He knew what he was doing. He got caught. And now he is a criminal. He should do the time.