Wall Street's Pussycat
Here, Timmy, Timmy

Timid Tim's a pussycat
    that Wall Street has declawed
Ensuring his philosophy is
    Spare the Broker, Foil the Rod.

Never replace managements
    whose genius got us in this mess,
But give them more taxpayer bucks –
    Call off the IRS.

Don't come down too harshly
    on those Wall Street gambling pals.
They shared many pleasant lunches
    in the ritzyest locales,

Employed the same accountants
    to minimize their taxes,
And used the same tax havens
    as their off-shore prophylaxis.

Don't fire traders and loan sharks.
    They've no where else to go.
Who else would let them fool around
    with other people's dough?

And keep them out of prison
    for doing what they did?
And not call them "executives"
    whose excessive pay's forbid?

That sky's-the-limit bonus
    depends on more than who you know.
It's staying far enough below
    the rank of CEO

So you're able to avoid Obama's
    compensation cap
And are legally approved for goodies
    Tim drops in your lap.

Bob Carlson
www.politicalboondoggles.com
2/11/09

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