When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout
The Wall Street mess
Rather than pass out a trillion dollars to the same wonderful folks who strove so mightily to bring about our and their own ruin, why not cut taxes by the bucketful and see what happens? I bet we grow our way out of all this. And if I'm wrong well, just think how cheap Greenwich real estate will be.

For a more cogent article along somewhat the same lines, try this.

It could be that a Congressional rejection of the bailout proposal, rather than clogging the markets, will unclog them. If Congress goes home having sent financial institutions a clear signal that there will be no bailout of any kind, then sellers will bring their securities to market, and we will find out what the market thinks they are worth.

In the worst case scenario, the market will assign low values to the securities. Firms that are sufficiently capitalized to hold mortgage securities will earn profits at the expense of weaker companies that have to sell securities or go bankrupt. In the end, it may turn out that the winners really took advantage of the losers. That is capitalism at work in financial markets.

Or this:

"I must tell you, there are those in the public debate who have said that we must act now. The last time I heard that, I was on a used-car lot," said Rep. Mike Pence, R-Indiana. "The truth is, every time somebody tells you that you've got to do the deal right now, it usually means they're going to get the better part of the deal."

(I suspect that you can profitably use Rep. Spence's advice the next time you talk to one of us real estate agents, too).