or, is it too early for Chicken Little to warn us?

Over the last couple of years, I've been really worried about the US economy. I'm no economist--I failed that course in business, too--but I don't think you need to be one to know things just ain't real great. The administration keeps telling us how great things are, but consumer confidence keeps sinking lower and lower.

Now, I read this in the Boston Globe:

The dollar dilemma is the Republicans' economic Iraq. It has no easy solution, and could be one more disaster on the watch of George W. Bush.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editor ... _quagmire/

I really enjoy the smarts you guys have here, collectively. I depend on many of you to enlighten me. So, guys, tell me: how bad could it get? Could there be a coming crash that could spin it all out of control and just how bad could it be?