[Texas_Dawg]

You and your man Kerry are going to lose, Willie. Hate to break it to you.

[expat_panama]

"second consecutive month, reinforcing evidence that the U.S. financial recovery is slackening."

If this is why they call GW a "miserable then please give me Terayzah's "four more years of hell". BTW, the leading indicators are: Average workweek (manufacturing) Initial unemployment claims New orders for consumer goods Vendor performance Plant and equipment orders Building permits Change in unfilled durable orders Sensitive material prices Stock prices (S&P 500) Real M2 – money supply Index of consumer expectations