"The U. S. economy is booming thanks to the Bush tax cuts, the Dow Jones Average broke a record yesterday by breaking through the 12,000 mark, unemployment is lower than it has been in years, predictions are that the Christmas shopping season will be better than it has been in years because people have more money in their pocket (thanks to tax cuts). So what's to be disenchanted about?"

gee, Doug R.....if I read your thoughts correctly, as long as the MONEY is flowing in the 'right' places, everything's just peachy, huh?

You do make one BIG mistake though not all 'people' have any significant amounts of extra money! Those tax cuts are 1)barely noticable down here in the lower brackets and 2) are bad for the country in general for the long haul, thanks to the mess Bush has put us in with his profligate spending!