You really  go out of your way to be ridiculous ..don't you, Old Man? The entire western economy is on the verge of collapse. If you have a 401 K plan you might want to check to see how it is doing these days. The Government is buying equity positions in lending institutions to shore them up. The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates twice this month to avoid a recession. The European markets will be following suit. So delude yourself if you must. I would have to disagree with your opinion of the sound state of the economy. You seem rather confused as to state of the economy espoused by Bush. You Say 5 years ago he perceived problems, but now he thinks it is sound? Which position is it with which you agree? Are those the same fundamentals of our economy that McCain proclaimed to be sound last month?

With respect to your assessment of my knowledge of economics...Your material is getting old and repetitious. It needs some air freshener.