Poor Martha
On the facts as I read them during the trial coverage, I didn't believe the jury should convict, but the quotes in today's stories indicate Stewart jurors saw this trial as their opportunity to 'stand up for the little guy' -- so Stewart became the evil personification for Enron, Worldcom and all the stock market manipulators whose greed cost thousands their pensions. And in a jury trial, in these days of media-driven celebrity obsession, not testifying always seems to turn out to be a terrible mistake.