>Almost, except that the oil company he started called "Arbusto" - get >it, "we are busto" seemed to be about everything but striking oil, as if >that was even the point.  It was a funnel for investment which bought, >if nothing else, political favor.

Oh and don't leave out the part where he pulled a "Bill Frist"/ "Martha Stewart" just before the stocks went south and bought hiself a baseball team.