I made a killing with silver, btw. Gold I don't fuck around with too much 'cause the damn spot prices tend to be very high.
Presidents receive too much blame and too much credit for things going awry, especially when it comes to the economy. Newflash: Presidents do not write economic policy....Congress does, and as to the specifics of the actual drafting of a budget(or law), its the unnamed lawyers and analysts that walk around Capitol Hill that do this.
Our market is reeling largely due to Europe's Debt crisis. Is it the US's fault that Greece, Ireland, and Portugal needed to be bailed out by other EU members? If McCain had been elected, little to nothing would be changed.