Trooperman said:
Oh, I think we're going to get a depression within the next 4 years. I don't think there's any question of that. But I agree that if McCain knew what to do, if he surrounded himself with people that knew what to do, he could stand a chance to start digging us out of this hole we're in.

I'd say we're in a depression right now (considering elements like inflation which mask it). The government just wants everyone to suffer (and not the people who made the poor investments).