[durasell]

The most effective tools, in my opinion, are neither cheap nor easy. We need to build a new “machine” to funnel money and expertise downward to individual citizens and small business owners.

[Chuzzlewit]

Bush said: "In an interconnected world, no nation will gain by driving down the fortunes of another. We are in this together. We will come through it together."

I am no economic wiz but this does not seem like a very American way of seeing things. While I agree that it is a global economy, I don't see where it helps to publicly talk about having no winners. America should come out a winner. The rest of the world benefits by America being a winner.

[gargoyle]

...If the federal government would get out of business and politics, and leave us alone, we, the people can figure this out...