Bank shot

You gotta hand it to those Wall Street bankers. Hounded by Congress and hated by millions of working stiffs, they are trying to make amends.

In fact, a bunch of them apologized Wednesday “for risky behavior that led to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.” Here is their official statement:

“Dear Suckers:

“Our lawyers told us we have to pretend to regret becoming mega-millionaires at your expense, so here goes.

“If we could have gotten filthy rich without stealing from you, we’d have done it. But it was easier to just fleece you, so we’re sure you will understand.

“Basically, we did it because we could. In fact, we’re going to do it again the next time you’re not looking.

"Please don't look so surprised when we tell you this. It will make us respect you less -- if that's possible.

“So let’s ‘move beyond’ the blame game and ‘let the healing process begin.’

"And pretty soon, too, because the recession we had a large part in causing has created some super real estate deals. We really want to snap them up.

“Thank you and have a nice day.”

Well, that’s better. Thanks, fellas.