You should think more long-term. I imagine the NYT headlines from 2009 will look something like this:

"Massive Stock Market Plunge After Hillary Elected All Part of Brilliant Strategy, Advisors Say"

"Massive Outflux of Qualified Doctors Blamed on Bush"

And an exerpt from a future Paul Krugman column:

"... so of course America's complete economic collapse wasn't caused by Hillary's election, but because the market, and the smart investors, all know that eventually a Republican will be elected again, and this tends to dampen certain indicators of ..."

Federal Income Tax Receipts at an All Time High: Congress Extends Session To Ensure Spending Level Keeps Pace

New Homeowners Feeling the Pinch
With home ownership approaching an all-time high, many recent buyers find themselves with less disposable income than they had before.

I dunno about the NYT, but we have a winner from the AP:

"Strong GDP Rekindles Fed Rate Fears"

Uh, Ace, 100K bonuses?

Yeah, if you're a first year grad student.

http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/bizfinance/biz/features/15197/index.html

Read it. And weep.

1. "Economic boom spells potencial peril as unemployment workers ponder layoffs"

2. "Disaster looms as experts wait for bottom to fall out from rebounding economy"

3. "People with new jobs have less personal time during the holidays, study shows"

4. "Holiday depression down- Prozac maker mulling bankruptcy- thousands to lose jobs"

5. "Happy Holidays? Not so fast say experts- French still hate our guts"

6. "Better economy means less toys for Santa to deliver- Will elves be laid off?"

7. "Reports of people buying gifts instead of saving for global warming/freezing"

8. "ACLU suing Santa- claims he has no affirmative action policy in place- hires only elves"

9. "Communists face lonely holiday season- 'nuff said"

10. "Bull Market a vile personal attack on bulls- PETA claims"