>>>>:o) I'm sure I get a lot wrong. :o)
>>>
>>>Nobody's perfect, but usually there is at least a POV I can resonate to or perhaps should think about.
>>>I've seldom seen you try to bowl a strike by throwing a golfball backwards out of the ballpark ;-)
>>>
>>>Palin is a near nonentity here if not for some oddity value, perhaps known by more than Pelosi
>>>(even I dunno about the new Speaker....), but both are about nil on the emotional scale,
>>>as they do not touch our sphere of influence. And those having a little inkling on how things are
>>>different on your side also know that Pelosi "moved" more.
>>>
>>>And the first reaction of guessing you had forgotten the smiley did not fit with the post, so...
>>>
>>>I'm very surprized that the Irish bail out does not raise more concerns,
>>>on both sides of the pond. Jake probably went skiing...
>>>
>>>regards
>>>
>>>thomas
>>
>>The economy that doesn't get many mentions is Italy. Where are they in the bailout timetable ?
>
>See my reply to Tracy. Italy makes it necessary for interest to stay artifically low.
>But their economy from the outside looks to be in better shape than other PIGS.


Oh look.

I hadn't read this when I posted

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/8169225/Contagion-strikes-Italy-as-Ireland-bail-out-fails-to-calm-markets.html