Dancing Queen or loophole king?

Published July 18, 2008 4:00am ET



Caitlin Varley/Examiner

If you want to start a protest march, you first need a soundtrack, so — what with “Mamma Mia” hitting theaters soon — why not make that soundtrack ABBA?


That was the approach taken by the Service Employees International Union on Thursday when it protested John McCain’s tax policies at his campaign’s D.C. headquarters with an adapted version of ABBA’s hit song “Dancing Queen” and chants that would make cheerleaders jealous.


Instead of “Dancing Queen,” it was “Loophole King,” which was led by three women — Meg Casey, Tracey Rembert and Anastasia Christman — dressed up in ’70s disco gear. Sample lyric: “You can spin, you can jive, you’re helping the buyout guys / CEOs want more green, you are their loophole king.”