I get that houses are only selling at a 17% discount over last May, instead -17.9% (see Case-Shiller)... that makes them down a staggering 30% (instead of 30.9%) over May 2007!

I understand that GDP decreased by 1% instead of 1.5%... oh, but the REAL Q1 number was -6.4% NOT 5.5%, meaning the 1H of 2009 was WORSE THAN EXPECTED, but nobody mentions that!

AND, Great Job Obama with the "Cash For Clunkers", the Ghetto-Version of the 2 year Interest Only Adjustable Rate Mortgage, which means guys like me are saying to themselves "hmmmm, I have a clunker AND a job making less money... so instead of selling my clunker to the kid next door or driving it until I can AFFORD a new one, I'll take some tax-payer cash and add it to the junk pile (the US Economy, that is) for a NEW Clunker... A Clunker-To-Be, so to speak... creating an auto industry bubble just like the one we have/had in real estate!"

ALL GREAT STUFF... AND I LOVE THE US OF A... BUT something's out of order when every single rail stock catapults 25-42% in two weeks, especially on the heels of the already accelerated share recovery from March to Jun since S&P 666! Leaves you guessing... am I in for a 10, 20, or 30% haircut cause I know it's coming!

The stock market reflects our current culture... easy come - easy go, get yours before the other guy, Greed Greed Greed, I NEED it NOW, etc.