Gas Prices going down - how convenient, but it makes me go hum. What changed since last month when gas was $4.00? I'm not complaining about paying $2.68 this morning but what did I miss? Just last month gas was increasing at a rate of five cents a day and oil was selling at $134 a barrel and rising fast. I watch the news daily and don't know of any new oil being discovered...is it perhaps more to do with the upcoming election? Bush having to cover his tracks and take back all his little "deals" with the oil companies since the clock is ticking and his days in power are soon over (not soon enough). I'd like to look at Bush's financial portfolio today and compare it to when he came into office. How many millions/billions has he and his right-hand man, Dick made while sending this country into a recession and adding a few more countries to the long list of countries that's "lost respect" because of our politics.

This one last hurrah with bailiing out the credit lenders and Wall Street with a hefty $700 billion "Gift" ought a make the history books as one of the dumbest things a president has ever done! The "experts" say it was needed, sure because it might effect their jobs. Why not bail me or other struggling small business owners out instead so they could keep their companies. This $700 billion is bailing out a handful of huge privately owned companies with CEOs and CFOs pulling in salaries in the millions. Why not just cut their jobs - they obviously weren't doing their jobs -get rid of them, and what about the idea of the government taking over some of these institutions - gee sounds like it already happened; work less; don't do your job correctly and gotta job for life. I'm sure every stinking one of them will still be getting those holiday bonuses! If the government is so concerned then start monitoring what these companies like AIG are really doing with the federal tax payers money.

The national unemployment rate now at 6.1%. They could have kept a hell of a lot more people employed if they "bailed" out the little guys, small business owners. The damage is already done for too many "little guys" like myself - our dreams our gone when the company dissolved with the dream of independence.I can't see how helping out Wall street is gonna benefit my life any time soon. When both presidential candidates where asked how this bailout was going to help the middle-income population during their last big debate, neither Obama or McCain I think adequately answered that question butinstead skated around it.

The re-financing relief is another thing that is all fine and great for those who got stuck in an out of control adjustable rate loan but hows that's gonna help the millions of unemployed with paying for that re-financed mortgage? We need jobs with pay rates people can live with. Have you checked the pay rates lately? I made more in the 80's than I am now and I just paid $4.99 for 5lbs of potatoes on sale and $3.69 for a gallon of milk on sale. I'm still waiting for the falling gas prices to be seen in our food prices.

It will be interesting to see what our new president is going to do to turn this economy around. I'm one of many undecided voters still waiting for an "ah ha" moment as to who I should place my trust; both Obama or McCain have some good ideas but I don't hold much weight on words these days. The thought of Sarah Palin as our new VP might just be a bit too much for me to have faith in, but, I am sure am having fun watching the late night talk shows pick them apart.