[SuziQ]

As the stock market plunged below the Dow's 7,000 mark -- a loss of 1,500 points since his inauguration -- Obama casually dismissed the sharp drop in equity values, comparing it to the ups and downs of a poll.

The Dow has only gone down 1500 since the Inauguration. How much has it gone done since his ELECTION, when it became certain that the Democrats would be in charge of all decisions during the economic crisis?

[tyou48]

The DJIA is down a little over 7,000 since January 07 when pelosi/reed came into power. The unemployment rate has gone to 8.1% from 4.9%.