The Trend is Your Friend, in the equities markets as in politics.

Unless you happen to be GWB.

Last week was, well, a disaster for Bush.

Politics is mostly a battle for the marketplace of ideas. Bush's kiosk was closed with an "Out of Stock" sign prominently displayed.

Rumor has it that he watched Anacondoleezza on 60 Minutes last evening, and then spent the remainder of evening grousing about the waste of three hours of his time.