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>I am stunned. I guess a lot of Congressmen got pushback from their constituents, but it still surprises me that the measure failed with President Bush, both Presidential candidates, and House leadership from both parties behind it. The Dow fell 770 points today, the biggest one day loss ever. What a fiasco. The bad economic news just doesn't stop.

I don't see why this would be bad. The bloated expected value of Walmart Street got deflated, so what. They'll imagine that money again asap. This display of blackmail by panic was touching, though.