The business press,
which could have looked more closely at Enron’s
financial statements, couldn’t be bothered; the
media was utterly captivated by the company’s
transformation from stodgy pipeline to new
economy powerhouse
who
could see for themselves how the company was
making its numbers. And yet, they all chose not
to make the logical leap, to see where it was inevitably
headed. Instead, they all chose to believe.’’