[demsux]

Every time DumbO or one of his minions speak, the market tanks.

[ClearCase_guy]

That pattern seems REALLY obvious, but the media just sort of whistles along, praising Obama for his good work helping our economy thrive.

Sheesh.

[Smogger]

"The Dow fell was down about 258 points shortly after 11:30 a.m. as Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner finished announcing the administration's plans. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, a broader measure of stocks, had fallen 3.2 percent, or 28 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 2.5 percent, or 40 points. " -- Washington Post

[Smogger]

Geithner pledges forceful attack on banking crisisWASHINGTON (AP) _ Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday the new administration will wage an aggressive two-front battle against the worst financial crisis in seven decades, while the Federal Reserve announced it was expanding a key lending program to up to $1 trillion. But investors appeared to reject the government's latest plan. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 300 points in midday trading as financial stocks led the market lower, reflecting Wall Street's growing concerns about the government's ability to revive the banking industry. -- AP

[Sopater]

Every time DumbO or one of his minions speak, the market tanks.

And then he says "I inhereted this crisis from Bush" as he throws gasoline on the fire.

[RC2]

The market is tanking because they know that we have to borrow this money. In my opinion, the money has already been borrowed from China. How else could they pass the stimulus bill with no money. I also believe that Washington just played the roll and showed the people that they were voting on this scam. The deal was already done. Just a gut feeling here.

[Gondring]

Every time DumbO or one of his minions speak, the market tanks.

An interesting note is that the engineering firms who specialize in infrastructure also fell. Sorta tells you something about this bill, eh?