Bye, Bayh, Missed American Pie
Took My Donor to the Levee, but the Levee was Dry
Them Good Ol Boys of WellPointe were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singing “this’ll be the day that they die
This’ll be the day that they die !”
Did you write the book of gov
And do you have faith in God above
If the Gruber tells you so
Do you believe in Rock n Roll
Can an excise tax save your mortal soul
Can you teach Max Baucus how to dance, real slow ?
Well, I know that you’re in cahoots with him
’cause we saw you dancing in the Finance Cominn
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, we hate those Anthem Blue Cross Blues
There was a lonely teenage sickly buck
with a pink Korman ribbon but no pickup truck
With no insurance she ran out of luck
The day, the patient died
I started singing
Bye, Bayh, Missed American Pie
Drove my donation to the levee
But the legislation was dry
Them Bad Ol Dems were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
And singin,’ “this be the day that it dies
this will be the day that it dies”
Now for 10 years, WE’VE BEEN ON OUR OWN
And profits grow green on a rolling bone
But that’s not how it used to be
When the Candidate sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from Howard Dean
and in a voice, that came from you and me
Oh, and while the WellPointe CEO was lookin’ down
The Cigna stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Obama read Sunstein’s book
The Gang of 4 practiced in throwing hooks
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day, the health reform died.
And we were singing
(those of us still alive)
Bye, Bayh, Missed American Pie
Drove my donor to the levee but the water’s too high
Them Bad Ol Dems were making bills for nigh
And singing “This will be the day that it dies
This’ll be the day that it dies”
Helter skelter winter in a summer swelter
The birds & fish flew away without ESA shelter
Eight miles high, and falling fast
The rain fell mercury tainted on the grass
The Feinstein tried for a forward pass
With the Pombo on the sidelines about to cast
Now the half time air was sweet perfume
while Billy Tauzin played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
’cause the Insurance execs tried to take the field
The lobbyists refused to yield
DO YOU RECALL WHAT WAS REVEALED ?
The day, the music died
We started singing
Bye, Bayh, Missed American Pie
Drove Our Constitution to the Levee
But the Levee was Dry
The Supreme Court Boys were drinking Money and Lies
And singin’ “this will be the day that they die
this will be the day that they die.”
Oh, and there we were all in one place
NASA’s been outsourced, no more lost in space
with no time left to start again
So come on, Evan, make yourself nimble, make yourself quick
Call those industry donors, light your candlestick
‘Cause your Senate Seat’s the Devil’s only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of sage
No Creator born of ocean’s shell
Could break that spirit’s spell
As the smoke wafted high into the night
To light cleansing smoke in a clear blue site
I saw Satan frown in stymied might
The day the Donations Died
We are singing
Bye, Bayh, Missed American Pie
Drove my warrior to the levee
And the levees were high
The good old boys are running faster and high
Singin’ this will be the day that I ride
This will be the day that We Ride
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some Happy News
She said Evan Bayh quit and turned away
I went down to the sacred bores
Where I’d heard like music years before
But the lobbyists cried the music wouldn’t play
And in the streets, the children screamed
The lovers cried, the poets dreamed
Not a word by Wellpointe spoken
The Insurance Industry might be broken
And the 3 Senators that we admire the most
(and it’s not Collins, Holy Joe, and Olympia- they’re toast)
They caught the last train for the coast
The day, that Bayh went bye
And we are singing
Bye, Bayh, Missed American Pie
Drove our hopes to the levees and heaved a big sigh
Those lobbyist boys, are feeding ’em whiskey and rye
Singing “this will be the day WellPointe dies
This could be the day WellPointe dies.”
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So why did he quit so suddenly? His official statement says he’s frustrated with the Senate because there is “too much partisanship and not enough progress – too much narrow ideology and not enough practical problem-solving……
that’s pretty much Marc Ambinder’s take: “He wanted to be POTUS and came to hate the Senate and liberal activists. He wanted no mas.”