Bush addressed the nation a bit ago about the failure of the bailout bill. If the purpose of his speech was to instill some confidence into the market, a safe assumption given the timing of this speech, he failed miserably.
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This is the look of a guy who has been beat down hard. At least put on a poker face and talk about how America can face any obstacle and overcome it. Lie if you have to, but this little spectacle did nothing but hurt today.