Actually, it all sounds believable to me. I had friend who was much into Pyramid products in the 1970′s. Did you know if you put a dull razor blade in a Pyramid it will sharpen like new? It also works on brains. His brother was a Concert level pianist who made his real living reading taro cards. He’d go on a talk radio program in New York and read caller’s cards over the phone. You see, the wires established a connection. He read my cards (in person) and told me many woman would fall in love with me. He didn’t mention it would be platonic.

In anycase, this friend was not a leftist himself but he was an idealist and a devoted runner — kind of Evangelical about it. He organized “The International Peace Race” because he came across one in Czechoslovakia. I used to help him out. It was a good way to meet the Unitarian/Reform Jew left nexus. Pleasant folks, if they weren’t upset. We would take East European runners into Super Markets and they would defect. Turned out these folks brought down the Berlin wall, but not in the way they claim. These runners would say, “The Americans are hording all the food and I want to live there.”

In anycase, he got connected with a local billionaire and founder of “Pharmor,” which established the Enron Business Model back in the 80′s. I think Mickey will be getting out of the pen soon. He would talk of taking things to a higher level for a bigger collapse. He was the “Peace Race” sponsor for a number of years.

I could go on. But the intersection of Commies, idealists, quack science and out of control billionaires is totally believable to me.