Bloomberg.com: Bush Begs Saudis to Bail Him Out

Yikes. Stock market diving and Bush is begging.

Bush Becomes Supplicant for Saudi's Aid to Help Avoid Recession
By Janine Zacharia Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Saudi monarchy once depended on the U.S. to protect its reign and its oil from foes like Saddam Hussein. These days, President George W. Bush needs the world's biggest exporter of crude more than it needs him....