At this point, of course, the goal is to avoid a bigger crash before the election.
So is this adding weight to the "McCain, a candidacy designed to loose" theory? and everything is just going to fly apart come January to prove that the dems are worthless financially? Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
From what I've seen, Frank and Dodd are on the ball. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
On March 5, 1933, the day after Roosevelt's inauguration, he called a special session of Congress which instituted a mandatory four-day bank holiday. This act provided for the reopening of banks after federal inspectors had declared them to be financially secure.