>>It could get worst than that. John McCain gets elected. He dies shortly after and Palin becomes your President. Be afraid... Be very afraid
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>Or even worse - Obama and his 140 days of senatoral experience gets elected and starts driving financial policy!
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As it stands now 'financial policy' is a competition in spending. One guy asks for $700B and many others say: No! It does not protect US taxpayers in adequate way. We should spend $800B and it will be much better (probably for taxpayers). I think that Obama experience fits nicely to this picture.