Is this just me: Every time I hear about the multi-trillion pound re-flotation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, I immediately imagine them to be two characters from a Bob Dylan song circa 1963? Probably prefaced by "The Ballad of ... "

Has anyone else come across similar examples life imitating art/rock n roll? Does Sarah Palin bring to mind a character from a "Nebraska" out-take? Do you picture "hurricane Ike" strumming a dobro and puffing on a harmonica? Do tell all...