348 000 000 000

Holy c* it's contagious...

E.C.B. Makes $500 Billion Infusion

FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank on Tuesday pumped 348 billion euros ($500 billion) into the financial system, easing conditions in credit markets grappling with a global lending squeeze linked to the United States housing downturn and traditional year-end demands for cash.

Thank you Mr. President

I will save my political rhetoric for when I am firm on U.S. soil ... , but I need to say this:
My family would like to thank Mr. Bush and the FED(ederal Reserve):
* for printing more and more U.S. dollars to finance the spendthrift of U.S. citizens
* for keeping interest rates 3 years below 2.0%
* for throwing away U.S. dollars in wars in the Middle East
* for helping to get the U.S. trade deficit to new records

These things will allow us to convert our euros to dollars at historically great currency exchange rates.
Thank you!