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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:
House Rejects Bailout Package, 228-205; Stocks Plunge
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.
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