Great post Rodg, well thought out and very relevant to anyone who has followed this story for the last year and more. If this economy does turn the corner, the banks are crucial and if they are healthy and paying back the US governement (which decreases their problems) then this economy can really start heating up again and many stocks will do very well and this includes NOT. Many stocks have already jumped up many 100% since their lows...we are still just starting to recover our valuation. Let's see what the next few days and weeks bring.

Glorieux