Goldfish are said to have 3 second memories.
I very much doubt the media's is that long. Otherwise you would think we would stop using the Dow as an oppinion poll. THE DOW IS NOT AN OPINION POLL!
It's a magic 8 Ball.
You're better off choosing your lotto numbers by the index values than you are the outcomes of, or appetite for, complex financial policies.
Today is a case in point: (After the jump)