There are those who say that the housing market is just one segment of our overall economy and bad loans are just a fraction of the housing market, so there is nothing to worry about. This viewpoint is wrong, because the housing market is not sealed off from the rest of the economy. On the contrary, clever Wall Street financiers have managed to convert a serious housing bust into a potentially cataclysmic financial crisis.
If
your holiday shopping this season finds you in a bookstore, ask for
the section on presidential history and take a peek. I'll hazard a
guess you'll find literally hundreds of works of presidential
history, from the scholarly tomes with hundreds of footnotes to the
downright silly works on presidential pets.
"No
religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any
office or public trust under the United States."







