Well, it was one thing to run up the deficit in the good ole' pre-NAFTA/European Union/China as a non-entity days, when the average shmuck could afford a house in CA. and a gallon of gas+ healthcare, but now it's a recipe for implosion. The fallout will make AQ/terrorism look like a picnic, in terms of affecting our way of life. (No disrespect intended for victims of terrorism, I'm just talking #s of people affected).
I'm not going to say that Kerry would have fixed anything, Bush is our President now and he should fix what he broke, under the Powell/Pottery Barn theory. And that would be the economy and our currency.
