Connelly on Commerce

Terry Connelly is dean of the Ageno School of Business at Golden Gate University and is frequently quoted on business, financial, and economic issues by Bay Area local, as well as national, news media.

Thank you for the meal we eat,

So long as it’s not tainted meat.

And bless our little girls and boys,

Just keep them safe from lead paint toys.

In food and kid consumer sectors,

We need a few more good inspectors.

And bless our humble family dwelling;

May we be spared foreclosure selling.

Go gentle on the Federal Reserve;

They get more blame than they deserve.

The subprime game’s become a bore,

But it helps us to forget the War

And remember that it’s always wrong,

To borrow short and lend it long.

Bless CDOs and SIVs,

But not the rating agencies.

And grant O Lord your intercession

To save us from the next recession.

For nothing could be truly lamer,

Than depending on the word from Cramer.

It’s true our world is getting smaller,

And so is the almighty dollar.

Please save us from the folks who wondered

How soon that oil would reach one hundred.

Lord bless our land, our sovereign nation,

So we can deal with immigration.

And grant us all the perseverance

For universal health insurance.

The year ahead looks pretty grim;

I think it’s time to hit the gym!

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