XXII Billie Sol Estes

XXII  Billie Sol Estes



He was a friend of LBJ.  Immune
From prosecutors thwarting all his dreams.
He conned the rich investors with his tune,
And Lyndon learned, from him, of Ponzi schemes.

Ammonia tanks and farming were his themes.
More money meant more ladies for his bed.
But Lyn was saddled with Vietnam memes.
"I come to you with heavy heart," he said.

And so the Great Society was led
In, from the frayed and soggy Marxist book.
Distraction from the war!  Keep people fed!
And leave the founding fathers on the hook.

Now, forty years beyond this Ponzi start.
Obama's stake has pierced our country's heart!