We were told that the markets fell when Congress did not pass the mega-pork bailout bill the first time. Now that the porkfest has passed with much added girth, the markets are still down. Why, you might ask? Could it be because the fundamental problem is the credit market and bad debt? The problems stem from OVER-INVOLVEMENT in the market, not deregulation. The markets will continue to fluctuate the longer the government is trying to control a sector. Now is the time for more deregulation and a roll back of the asinine Sarbanes-Oxley rules that have caused the current mess.

            Stocks tumbled another 200 points at the start of trading. Market volatility will continue for some time with a net loss due to a housing bubble caused by the usual suspects – congressional Democrats and those in the GOP that do not have the stomach to fight for less government and sane regulations. We should remember the good works of certain members, but it is time to through out the rest.