Actually, it was Fanny and Freddy Mac and the Fed. Government that crashed the stocked market, besides, it came back relatively fast. The TARP money was payed backed, the stimulus, which many unions and other Democrat interest groups took was never payed back. The gulf of Mexico will survive just fine, and I gather that you know how to explore for oil, drill for it, and refine it, without making any mistakes, because you would have to do that if you didnt buy it from these people you obviously dont like.