[stockpirate]

There is really only one reason, GUN SALES ARE UP.......

[skeeter]

I appreciate that people who benefit from market optimism would want to stoke happy feelings but this article doesn't address the root cause of the recent economic unpleasantness (government interference in the private economy), which by the way, not only doesn't show any sign of receding, it shows every indication of re-surging with a vengeance.

[Vigilanteman]

If it is so good in China, why do they want to come to the U.S.?

That's a fairly easy question to answer: Because we have more to loot here and a president who will assist them.

Same reason that foxes go where there are more rabbits.

[Mr. Silverback]

Bump!

[wizr]

I am optimistic. This country was built on Faith. Yes, we have made mistakes, but God IS here, just as He is in Israel.

We know not what tomorrow brings, however, if we have faith in God through Jesus, we can accept whatever is put before us.

[The Great RJ]

The discovery of new sources of crude oil and shale gas will come to nothing under Obama's policies as they will not be allowed to be produced due to phony environmental reasons or take as much as a decade to bring to production because of permitting and litigation. The EPA's jihad against coal will leave much of us freezing or sweltering in our darkened homes as cleaner sources of generating electricity such as natural gas will not be available in time to replace coal. Billions will continued to be wasted on worthless windmills and bio-fuel boondoggles while our real resources will be untapped.

U.S. manufacturing is also not coming back. The burdens of Obamacare, slews of new hobbling regulations and consumers with disposable incomes lowered by higher taxes or underemployment do not bode well for any US manufacturing. Americans will only be able to afford cheap imports not US made goods.

I ceased all optimism about the future of this country on November 6th.