"I sing of ARMs and of the man" ... and of the moronic investment bank that bundled up that mortgage into some complex, unregulated toxic derivatives product(by the way, kudos to those who get the allusion).



Banks... aren't lending

Consumers... aren't spending

Stock markets... descending

Terrible housing/mortgage statistics... unending

The Federal Reserve... overextending the funds they're expending

Bailout beneficiaries... defending large bonuses - how OFFENDING

Inept politicians... pretending TARP used as they were intending

Commodity companies - suspending projects as crashing prices keep trending

Auto-execs... condescending aboard private planes to the hearings they're attending

Still Congress... extending no help to autos shows no comprehending

Leading indicators... portending a depression is pending

Sad but true... it appears over - the American empire is ending.