Ken Lay was a fool who bankrupted his company. No one likes a fool.
Ken Lay is a man who merely took advantage of a business climate which allows him to reap benefits that far outweigh his actual contribution (allegedly). If this is not a perfect summation of "liberal" policy initiatives, I do not know what is. If this is not, conversely, a perfect summation of free-market economics, then I do not know what is.
Pick your poison. The point is, the politician he supposedly "bought" didn't pick up the phone when he called.