How bad will it get?

Subprime hell. That will probably be the phrase used to describe the first decade of the 21st Century. The first 7 years of the decade will most likely be used to describe the efforts of the US to stomp out terrorism. But, the subprime crisis is we what will remember should a global financial crisis occur. It's like someone in some secret room pushed a button and brought down the entire global market in order to make people forget the Iraq War. Forget about all those who have died. Forget all those who have lost loved ones. With the US Presidential election right around the corner, I can forsee the hot-button issue will be the 'stock markets' and not the loss of US military lives in far away lands. Sad. Very sad.