It is interesting that everyone is not sure about the cause of today's 3% decline in the markets. It is clearly tied to positive reviews of Gov. Sarah Palin's speech last night. What's good for the Republican Party looks grim for the economy 6 months out.

No, it hasn't come to this in America, because we sit back and think this is all going to pass; that our government will look out for us. People need to wake up and realize the few that are holding the strings and have been for the past 30 years in our government are not feeling this pain. They are not loosing their homes, and many of them, I would believe, have investments in the companies that our taking our food money this year while they continue to line their pockets with earnings from inflated stock prices that are merely based on speculation and not real current conditions like supply and demand (isn't that what happened in our real estate bubble?).

It is time to wake up America and vote with common sense and not with emotions. We are at historical juncture that, if you look around the world at countries like Japan, Australia and England, those who voted primarily based on their views on the war, are now realizing there were a lot of other issues they should have based their vote on and are now feeling the pain with higher prices, higher taxes and complete lack of government concern for their welfare. Americans: do your homework and global research before you vote in November and be prepared to take action for your country and America's welfare.