You're kidding??
"do you really want to set the DOW as a reliable standard for a healthy economy"
The DOW was CREATED to be an indicator of the economy! Hello!? And if investors are showing signs of confidence it is good news for the economy.
It is extremely clear you and people of your political philosophy WANT the economy to falter because it will hurt Obama and the Democrats. To be fair there were many democrats who felt the same way about Bush, but you need to admit what's going on here with the entire rightwing doomsday message.
It's what they are wishing for, and not necessarily what is happening. I know enough about economics (a lot more than most people) to smell bullshit when I see it.