posted June 27 2008 12:12 PM                

The western developed world, as a whole on average, is feeling pretty negative right now. Here in the States, folks views on the war, finance, elections are all pretty much doom and gloom..... and in many cases, it far exceeds the *actual* state of affairs. An article pointed out that on a sentiment poll, folks are feeling more negative than they have in decades - back when the interest rates and unemployment were double what it is currently.

Trouble is of course is that what people "feel" is important to the actual future results - and if folks keep feeling like its gonna suck, well, its gonna suck. Sadly, I don't think the election of either guy for Prez is going to turn that around. It would almost be worth voting for Obama if I thought his election would change it.