Against Comebacks #
September 15th, 2008 | In Worth Considering
In a somewhat odd and thoroughly sweeping summary of comebacks — in a variety of fields — throughout history, The Economist says that Lance Armstrong should be careful not to end up like… Enron’s Ken Lay?
But Mr Armstrong must hope not to follow the example of a fellow American who reassumed the top job. Ken Lay retook the chief executive’s role at Enron in August 2001 after a break of six months and shortly before the firm made the biggest bankruptcy filing in American history.
UPDATE (20 minutes later): Perhaps the logic behind the awkward comparison is this: if Armstrong, like Lay, was crooked before the break, it’s possible that upon returning (still crooked) he’ll be caught.