"A Real Boater" wrote in message
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On Monday, the Dow finished lower than when George W. Bush assumed the
presidency: 10,587.59 on January 19, 2001 compared to 10,365.45 at its
close on September 29, 2008.

NASDAQ, the American stock exchange, too, was lower now than it was when
Bush took office: 2770.38 on January 19, 2001 compared to 1983.73 on
September 29, 2008. The dollar exchange with the Euro was lower than when
Bush was elected: 1.068 on January 19, 2001 compared to .695 on September
29, 2008.



And it is 66% what it was when the Democrats took control of the Congress.
Relationship? The Euro is about the same as when they took office, but has
been much worse exchange rate over the last year. Who controls the spending
on the Feds?