Guys why are we surprised by any of this behavior. This sort of stuff was expected by many of us and we even discussed it in previous posts. It would have been foolish to think that with all the trillions of dollars up for grabs that the institutions and politicians would just let things correct by themselves. This bubble is by no means comparable to the stock market bubble. There is alot more riding on this one. The decline will happen, it is just going to be long and slow to the chagrin of many of us. Believe me I wish the market forces could move unimpeded.