News item: While Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers were piling on record
losses,  Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were turning a profit.

IT’S NOT THE ECONOMY, STUPID

Mega-rewarded CEOs
At Lehman and at Bear
Both blame their economic woes
On a market ruled by fear.

Yes, flying a kite on a breezy day
May make you feel a master
But skill comes in when the wind goes away
And you plunge to earth, a disaster.