mack rowe and mike rowe

2009 to be as rough/rocky as '08, worse, or more stable ? 'tween 2 new administrations at least (US, Israel, possibly Japan, England, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, etc.) and continuing turmoil in the world's economies, the chances are most likely "worse".

which would presage the question: what to do ?

a) continue to 'muddle through' and hope for the best
b) prepare to exploit possible opportunities
c) begin to enter 'survival mode' until the 'storm' passes

"a" is americans traditional modus operandi, with predictably undesireable results, yet i see no good reason why "b" and "c" cannot both be done simultaneously.