Wall Street's Pariahs
And the Theory of Emulation

So your kid preys on Wall Street?
    No wonder you're not bragging.
He's ethically challenged
    despite your years of nagging.

To parent a pariah
    was never your intention –
A family messiah,
    who has caught the Feds attention.

Ashamed to tell your neighbors
    and his grandmama?
He's not that kind of doctor
    because the damn fool studied law

So he could be a D.A.
    and a hero just like Spitzer,
Who, though he has a lovely wife,
    occasionally forgits 'er.

But he found he'd make more money
    peddling credit default swaps
To greedy institutions
    and hedge fund mom and pops

If he followed in the footsteps
    of the legendary Thain,
Renowned for the elaborate
    commodes in his domain.

Bob Carlson
www.politicalboondoggles.com
2/6/09

To 'Bush League Bankers'