Just because I feel like quoting Ken Layne again, here's a quick wrap up of what Bush & Co are doing for us:

...the U.S. currency is collapsing around the world, now at its lowest rate ever against the communist-homosexual "Euro." (Or, "Franc.") This may be a cute way to teach America's special people of Christ that there actually is a world out there. European traders are dumping U.S. stocks as fast as they can to protect themselves from increasingly worthless U.S. earnings. (Believe it or not, ferreners own huge stakes in U.S. companies.) The value of U.S. money has already dropped 21 percent since Bush came to Washington. Traders and investors also agree that "U.S. currency will likely drop versus the yen, British pound, Swiss franc and Australian dollar." (Then again, one benefit of a worthless currency is that U.S. exports will be dirt cheap internationally, which could make a small dent in our massive trade deficit. Then again, U.S. exports are down to late-1980s' levels -- remember those magical days? -- while the trade deficit and Net Foreign Investment deficit are at record levels of -5 percent.)