I was expecting stocks to rise
 

after President O took over.... I think simply

The crisis is not something that America (or GW) created alone and it is not something that America (or BO) can solve alone.

Cycles my friend, cycles!

We are having a world wide crisis in confidence that started with a crisis in liquid assets that started with a crisis in the credit markets that started with...

Not something that can be fixed by one man taking over. I think he'll do a great job but we may still have some pain to get through.

Presidents cannot order people to play roulette or poker, or even invest the stock market ("Invest" is a high-class word meaning "Gamble").

How is Five-Card Draw Poker like investing in the stock market? For both, you "gotta know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em"

Let the games begin...