From Denninger's article ...
" ... As things stand today I have no confidence whatsoever that The Obama Administration has any intention to act according to law any more than George Bush's Administration did.
As a consequence until and unless the government's position and actions change my "base case" economic forecast must remain bearish and over time continue to grow more bearish; without the 2/3rds of all capital that is private in our economy, even with supplanting of that capital from the government (to the extent it is able) I believe we are looking at a potential 30% contraction in GDP from top to bottom and unemployment reaching north of 20% on U-6 (broad form), with the very real possibility of a 20% headline number ... "
Because of course, under George Bush, the stock market hit 13,000 not once, but TWICE.