J.T. Skilling, RIP

This morning came the news that John Taylor “J.T.” Skilling, son of former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling, has died of an apparent drug overdose. My condolences, and prayers, go out to the Skilling family at this time of loss. One wonders whether Jeff Skilling might have been able to impact his son’s life in a positive direction and avoid this tragedy had he not been sent to prison at such a critical period in his son’s life. One also wonders whether the members of federal government’s Enron Task Force, who relentlessly and, as has been chronicled in detail in various outlets, it seems unethically sought to imprison Jeff Skilling on questionable charges with at best dubious evidence, feel any remorse today. They should. They now have blood on their hands.