Worst Dow Day Since End of June: Down 225 Points

Tracking Bob Brinker's "wildcard" (the price of oil), which he claims is "directly" correlated to the stock market:
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• Today, the S&P closed at 1266 -- down 1.7%
• Today, Oil closed at 119.95 -- up 1.16%

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January 4, 2008 (S&P 1468.36) Bob Brinker said: “We expect the S&P 500 Index to achieve new record highs this year and to reach the 1600’s range…….attractive for purchase on any weakness in the S&P 500 Index mid-1400’s range.”
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Some humor courtesy of "SeaBiscuit":

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Rising oil prices brought down stocks He says it's beyond a shadow of doubt What a pathetic attempt to wiggle out From his complete and total rout Brinker Shave!
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Some beauty from my green-thumbed sister-in-law in Idaho. If you have a big screen and enlarge the picture with a double-click, it's simply gorgeous:
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