Man, you still don't get it.
You confuse economics with investing. And they're STILL pretty well connected. If you think Wall Street shares your "what me worry...it's still been a good year" outlook & takes the credit crunch about as seriously as a mild cold, you're a little off.
I have said for years that the Bush economy, which you have at times called "white hot," has been mainly sluggish/stop & go, and has been propped up almost exclusively by the housing market & consumer spending, which are inextricably tied together (something which you're rather small brain repeatedly refused to accept).
Class dismissed, grasshopper. You couldn't have been more wrong.