My First Intellectual Question

So what is with all the financial insecurity in the States? I know everybody is asking this, and I'm probably posting this after all the excitement is over... but so what!

I have a couple of things to say about all this:

First of all how does this impact the 2008 American Presidential Elections (By the way have you noticed how most people world over are more interested in the American Presidential Elections aka APE than the elections of their own countries?). Does Obama have a better shot now of winning the APE? or Is McCain still going to pull it off simply because he has a hotter Vice Presidential candidate.

Side note: Does the fact that she's got a pregnant teenage daughter help her more? I think it does, simply because it has her connect with the other mothers with teenage daughters that are pregnant? I don't see how it is a bad thing! I mean not only does she connects with all the white mom's out there with unwed pregnant teenage daughters, but she also connects with all the black mom's as well! I say Win Win! McCain for APE 2008!

Secondly, how in the world did some of the largest banks in the world lend money to people and fail to collect? I mean that is the bottom line isn't it? Don't these guys employ secret "Shylocks" to get their money back for them? Hell if the mobsters have enough sense to do this, shouldn't the banks! There is something to be said about street smarts. This is it!

Third, really? It took the downfall of 3 or 4 of the biggest institutions in Finance before the world realised that maybe its not good to have the World's economy so in sync with the American Economy? Really?

Fourth, why in the world has the Indian Rupee dropped in value! Don't these people realise I have a student loan to pay off! The weaker the Indian Rupee gets, means the more money I pay every month to pay off a stupid loan for a degree I'll never use! Money that would be used getting drunk and picking up HCHHSSTT's at various bars, that I now won't have the oppurtunity to frequent!

And finally fifth, does this mean we're not getting a tax refund this year?

Oh and while we're at it, thanks for using our hard earned Taxes to pay off the bad decisions of a bunch of moronic CEO's! (Fine, so I don't have to pay taxes, but I'm just speaking for all those other poor schmucks out there!).