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To: Road Walker who wrote (436434)	11/24/2008 9:23:46 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575048

To an extent, yes. But things were much more sound 10 years ago. They have really gotten out of hand in the last 8 years. Blame the Bush admin or not... I don't think it's coincidental. Our economy is still basically strong. But EVERY "good" economy depends on consumer confidence, and our consumer confidence has been shaken by the mortgage crisis and the liberals' talking it down during the election. In fairness, I also believe Bush made a huge mistake in promoting the 700B bailout, and Congress made a mistake in supporting it. It should never have been done and served only to exacerbate the confidence crisis while doing NOTHING to relieve the cash flow problem. I hope you are ready to give him the 8 years it took to break it. I think within four years we'll know whether Obama is heading the right or the wrong direction. If he is heading the right direction I'd vote for another 4. If he isn't, I'll hope for someone with more experience and a true understanding of the issues.