Crash, baby, crash.

[geek tragedy]

http://quotes.wsj.com/index/DJI

-159 at the time of this post

At some point, this will get the GOoPers attention.

[notadmblnd]

1. gas is up 35 cents today

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. Question? If the Kochs are the new party masters, can the GOP still be the party of ALL business?

Since we know the billinaire Kochs are at the root of this, and they seemingly don't mind the impact the shutdown and default have on the economy, will any other business folk be able to talk sense into these ridiculous teahadists?

[Dawson Leery]

3. The tea party assault on American.

[Drale]

4. Its down but I wouldn't call it a crash

a crash would be down 600 points in a day. If it's under 200 I wouldn't worry to much.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Hell, I'm sittin' on some cash in my portfolios. . .

. . .waitin' for an opportunity to add to my positions.

As Warren Buffett is wont to say: ". . .be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. . ."

[geek tragedy]

6. And when the government defaults? nt

[DinahMoeHum]

7. Obama will NOT allow that to happen. Bank on it. Literally.

He's got the 14th Amendment on his side.

[geek tragedy]

8. The 14th amendment won't restore investor confidence in the USA's willingness to pay its debts

For one thing, any debt instruments issued would be of dubious legality and enforceability.

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. Bollocks.

"For one thing, any debt instruments issued would be of dubious legality and enforceability."

On what, pray tell, do you base that assumption on?

[flamingdem]

10. The Koch Bros have spent billions to create the shutdown

so a few billion in stock market losses will not stop them from funding and threatening to primary repukes.

[Bunnahabhain]

11. A 1% DOW move is nothing

Seriously, happens all the time.

http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quickchart/quickchart.asp?symb=djia&insttype=&freq=1&show=&time=7

Here's the last six months of the DOW. Many days with moves of 1% or more.