[Dog Gone]

I don't miss the point at all. You think Bush is making terrorism a big deal for political gain, and minimizing its importance. You think the economy is a much bigger deal.

I have news for you. Most people are doing just fine. Check the unemployment figures. Well over 90% of us are going to our jobs just like we ever have. The stock market concerns us, but so do a lot of things. Especially terrorists who have continually tried to kill us and would still like to if they get the opportunity.

Sorry, but I'm not buying it. The war on terrorism is real. Al-Qaida is real. Bury your head in the political sand if you wish, but don't ask us to join you. We're not that foolish.

[balls]

Ask anybody who has a 401K/403b plan and is near retirement what their biggest concerns are. There are a heck of a lot of boomers out there who are wondering how they are going to support themselves in the coming years. These are folks who were in their prime years during the Cold War and Vietnam, and probably also remember the Korean War and the Suez Crisis.

Do you think the media have not hyped terrorism to the degree they should have? Are the politicians not using 9/11 to their advantage? Grow up!

[meyer]

The stock market concerns us, but so do a lot of things.

And, I'll add, the stock market is not the unit of measure of the economy. Its an indicator and it is linked, but it isn't the whole enchalada.

Unemployment is nowhere near what it was in the 70's. And people survived - in droves. :^)

I suspect that a certain spherical disruptor has decided that by talking down the economy (which he/she likely knows little about), he can deflect attention from an issue that can kill innocent Americans, and thus is of much greater importance than a deflated stock bubble.