[what's up]

What makes you so sure Paulson and Bernanke are Dems?

Paulson supported Bush in '04. His wife is the one who gives to liberal causes. He hasn't said what he is so it's wrong to say he's a Dem.

However, New York Daily News and many others say Bernanke is a Repub albeit moderate.

Thus, your info about those 2 being Dems seems to be bad.

Geitner's a weasel.

What makes me think we'll see better times ahead? The stock market has come up 3,000 points from the bottom this year. That's almost a 100% recovery on the DOW. And much of that increase is because OZero's hugest socialist programs are NOT going thru.

He's becoming a maimed duck only 7 months into his Presidency. That's what makes me think better times are ahead.

[politicket]

The stock market has come up 3,000 points from the bottom this year. That's almost a 100% recovery on the DOW. And much of that increase is because OZero's hugest socialist programs are NOT going thru.

No, it's because the Primary Dealers (big banks) have been propping up the equities markets artificially.

That, combined with the fact that the FASB (Federal Accounting Standards Board) changed their rules last March to allow banks to "mark to fantasy" - meaning banks are now able to hide their very real losses.

Have you wondered why the big banks reported horrendous first quarter 2009 results and then great second quarter results?

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

Paulson is a Dem; one of several that Bush (a true bipartisan-spirited president) appointed to his administration. I read that Bernanke was a Dem as well; I guess if he's officially a RINO, then his behavior and values are so out there that people assume he MUST BE a Dem.