Train wreck

For some reason I have taken to reading all the news about the bailout and the ongoing credit crisis. I don't have much interest in economics, and I don't have any particular knowledge about macro- or micro-economics. I have nothing in the stock market, and it doesn't affect me directly like it does some of you (including Tom). I am sorry that you are seeing your resources cut so drastically, and I know it is not a joke.

I suppose it is like watching a train wreck. It is a terrible thing, but you can't help watching in fascination. (I picked a video that is pretty bloodless to illustrate this.)