General Musings: Last two big events we had a ramp-up on the rumor and sell-off on the news. I don't expect the same thing to happen with any elimination of mark-to-market. This is huge. If they let the banks get away with it it'll mean business-as-usual for banks for several years. It would allow them to report good earnings, start lending again and, who knows, even start re-activating the economy. But what do I know? H.