Some assert this was a rejection of the Dems/Bailouts/HCR... Maybe so.

But in a parallel universe -- where the GOP had been in power for the last 2 years across the board, we'd have seen a massive backlash there. The problem is the economy-- and I think NEITHER party has a magic wand. Economies (and stock prices) go into the crapper quickly and recover slowly. This is the way of things...

This was a period where WHOMEVER was in power was going to get blasted. They'd get blasted for different reasons, but they'd get blasted none-the-less.