You are a wise man. While I often disagree with you I appreciate your intelligence and hope you would agree that both those who love Bush and those who hate him have some very intelligent folks in their camps. I do appreciate you refraining from the name-calling and insults that are the hallmark of those who cant seem to make a point without them.

Anyone who knows anything about capitalism knows that we have always had cycles of boom followed by downturns. Seldom are these much affected by the president. But it's a rare president who doesn't claim credit for the upturns. I do not blame Bush for this. Any other president would have done the same. But, I can’t see this modest up tick as his doing. As for low interest rates, that's a bit like the tail wagging the dog. We have low interest rates because the economy is doing poorly. They are NOT the result of a sound economy.