TODAY: Lehman Bros. goes bankrupt. AIG has to be bailed out by New York State. Merrill Lynch sees the writing on the walls and QUICKLY sells itself to Bank of America (before facing bankruptcy).

John McCain this morning said the U.S. economy was sound.

His staffers rush up to him and tell him otrherwise.

John McCain this afternoon changes his mind about the state of the economy but says we should talk about Barack Obama instead.

Smoke and mirrors. He and Palin are gonna be schooled on the economy over the next few days. Maybe then they'll sound like they know what they're talking about.