[Richard Kimball]

I've also wondered how much of the instability in the stock market was the direct result of Bush coming out a few weeks before the election and declaring the end of the economy without a 900 Billion bailout. A lot of us were upset with Schumer over his comments about one bank, but he's a Senator, and Bush is President, has a much bigger microphone, and made far more inflammatory remarks, backed with specific legislation that was pushed in over the objections of the general public.

So much of what has happened with this election made it seem like people on both sides were trying to throw it to the Democrats. In 1992 and 1996, I believed, and still believe, that Perot ran strictly to keep Bush from a second term and to give the election to Clinton. This year, it seems like the whole Republican party hierarchy was working for Obama.

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RE : instability in the stock market was the direct result of Bush coming out a few weeks before the election and declaring the end of the economy without a 900 Billion bailout.

EXACTLY! Of course there is NO conumer confidence after he did this(thanks for reminding me) . He made investor confidence dependent on endless bailouts