As I was watching the news and learned that Congress is still unable to agree on a plan to save the economy, the old song from Queen came to mind, “Another One Bites the Dust.”
I’ve slightly altered the words, but hopefully they will still work with the tune. It’s called:
Another Bank Bites the Dust
They walk warily down main street,
With the Dow Jones way down low
Ain’t no sound but the sound of defeat,
Excuses ready to go
Are you ready, are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat
Out of all credit the market freaks
To the sound of wall street
Another bank bites the dust
Another stock bites the dust
And another house gone, and another house gone
Another bank bites the dust
Hey, It’ll get you too
Another bank bites the dust
How do you think you’re going to get along,
Without credit when it’s gone
They leveraged everything that we had,
And kicked us out of our homes
Are you happy, are you satisfied
How long before you want to leap
Out of the window the people jump
To the sound of wall street
Chorus
Another bank bites the dust
Another stock bites the dust
Another home bites the dust
Another bank bites the dust
There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him
You can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him
When he’s down
They’re not ready, to stand up for you
Better be standing on your own two feet
Out of ideas the Congress rips
Repeating the sound of wall street
For more info about the House vote, check out this article from The New York Times:
WASHINGTON — In a moment of historic import in the Capitol and on Wall Street, the House of Representatives voted on Monday to reject a $700 billion rescue of the financial industry. The vote came in stunning defiance of President Bush and Congressional leaders of both parties, who said the bailout was needed to prevent a widespread financial collapse.
The vote against the measure was 228 to 205, with 133 Republicans joining 95 Democrats in opposition. The bill was backed by 140 Democrats and 65 Republicans.
A friend just turned me on to a new site called, “Women Against Palin.” It’s an excellent site that’s worth checking out. I’ve added their blog to my blogroll, in case you’re interested in checking it out.
I also have a few videos to share with you that provide some insight into some of the reasons I’m against Governor Palin:
I have just started this site to focus on my political postings. With fewer than 60 days left before the 2008 presidential election, I feel it is more important than ever for those of us who are paying attention to highlight and analyze relevant issues.
In order to get the ball rolling here, I’ve imported several posts from my other blog. I’ve only included those with political content, but it should offer some background regarding how I think and where I stand on issues. In case you didn’t realize from the title, “Beyond the Palin,” I’m operating from the perspective of a progressive Democrat. I am an Obama supporter and proud of it. That said, I believe myself to be a thoughtful and analytical consumer of the news and media in general. Furthermore, while there are things I believe that vary from the Democratic platform, on the whole I know Barack Obama and Joe Biden to be the best choice to lead our country forward.
I have already set up several categories, and expect more to come as I go forward. I also hope to invite other friends to post their thoughts to this site, so look for other authors in the future as well.
Following is a description of each of the categories as the stand now:
Politics: Anything that has political content, with a few subcategories:
Campaign ’08: Anything that deals with any race in 2008, including congressional and presidential.
Barack Obama: Anything that focuses on Barack Obama.
Joe Biden: Anything that focuses on Joe Biden, Barack Obama’s running mate.
John McCain: Anything that focuses on John McCain.
Sarah Palin: Anything that focuses on Sarah Palin, John McCain’s running mate.
Hillary Clinton: Anything that focuses on Hillary Clinton.
PUMA: Anything that focuses on those identifying themselves as disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters.
Humor: Anything that I find amusing…you don’t have to and may not find these funny, but if I’ve labeled it with “humor,” it’s something that made me laugh. Checking out what amuses me might be a good way to learn just how twisted I can be at times.
Musings & Observations: My general thoughts and observations about this and that.
Rants: The same as musings and observationals, but expressed with angry zeal.
Words: I love words; this is a place to share some of my favorites with you.
Quotes: I love quotes; this is a place to share any with you that make me laugh or think or both.
It’s All About Me: Anything that speaks to who I am. That vague enough? I do have one subcategory called Diary of a Mad eDater. I have several posts that predate finding a wonderful man, with whom I am very happy and have been for over two years now. These posts are about some of my experiences with eDating before my current relationship. I’ve included them both because they are funny and because they contain some of my best political commentary.
411: Bits of information about this blog or the world around us.
Religion: Anything that focuses on religion, especially its role in our public discourse.
Old Media: As an avid consumer of both print and televised media, the things I read or watch sometimes inspire me to comment. This category covers such posts. I have included a couple of subcategories here as well.
Blogs: This is for posts commenting on or recommending other blogs.
Most of my posts are listed in multiple categories, as I find that categories are an easy way for readers to navigate to posts that interest them. When I first started posting, it wasn’t possible to “tag” my posts, so I tended to use categories more like tags. I will be tagging my posts as well, in order to avoid putting all my comments in every category. It’s a process, but, it should be an interesting journey…at least for me =-)
That’s it for now. Please feel free to comment on any post and; let me know if you are interested in becoming a regular author.
noetical
