And the hits just keep on comin'

I'm beginning to feel sorry for the poor schlep. Last night he gets trounced -- AGAIN -- by Kerry, and today he gets this news sometime between the hour on the stairmaster and the mid-morning nap.

Jobless claims are inching back into that we-need-to-be-worried category. General Motors couldn't meet Wall Street's expectations (say good-bye to Michigan, george) and the Dow is back under 10,000 this morning. Those security moms are looking at their 401k's and wondering what happened. The trade deficit went up again, thanks to the high price of foreign oil.

Oh yeah, another three Americans died from "hand carried" bombs in Baghdad's "Green Zone" today. Someone's WALKING into the green zone with bombs. Yeah, things are just great over there.

Ready for a change yet?