Another Bank Bites the Dust...

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

By CARL HULSE and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

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. more...