[politicket]

but it sure for the life of me looks and sounds like it’s been blown all out of proportion.

Based on what evidence?

I'm not trying to be argumentative, but want people to realize that things are not good in the financial world right now.

If you have solid financial reasons for your thought then fine, but don't just base things on emotions.

[DoughtyOne]

Perhaps it would be a lot easier for most of us to believe that we’re headed over a cliff if that case hadn’t been made in 1992 and 2004. Now we’re in 2008 and here we go again. The great depression is upon us, we’re doomed.

The democrats have to tap this ‘fear factor’ in order to rescue us. I don’t see the need to help them make their case. Do you?

Real estate is like the stock market. It fluctuates. Sometimes it goes up, and sometimes it goes down. It’s going to rise again. As long as people don’t panic, I think we’re going to be just fine.

[Cobra64]

...but want people to realize that things are not good in the financial world right now.

I don't think that at all. However, I believe that the market is stabilizing, which I something that I welcome.