my biggest concern is the republicans tryin to cause economic gridlock (see last years debt ceiling issues).I see this as HIGHLY likely due to past history,especially with the elections looming.Now how the markets view this,we ll see ...Plus I see problems in the PIGS countries.I cant see them being that much different from Greece....but i also see a qe3 coming,so bad news might actually be good news for the markets...thx for all the input so far