I personally thought we may start seeing a rebound around the beginning of 2009, but with the US and international economies basically in the toilet, I don't see any relief for at least another 24 months.

Things are really bad out there now, and I don't see things changing for a while

Any opinions?

Actually I do not see any solution in the short term. We are spending to much of our money trying to fix other countries like Iraq. WHy should we spend all that money here in our communities and our citizens. I want the government to stop sending my tax money to any country in the world until we fix our situation here.