It's the Confidence, Stupid

Fareed Zakaria says the key to rebuilding the economy is restoring trust in capitalism...and will be the biggest challenge he faces.

Financial Times

I'd comment more on the economic mess if I understood it better. Like John McCain, I have no expertise on economic matters (though I did get an "A" in Econ 101 in college, so I may be one up on him there. Hey, how come I'm not his running mate? Oh, I have a penis. Never mind).

Anyway, have at it -- let's start an open thread. What do you think about what's happening on Wall Street and Capitol Hill's response?