Who Pulled the Trigger?

Still unanswered is the question of who pulled the trigger (on the panic of September 2008). No doubt the cannons were already in place, ready and loaded (to panic the birds on the runway). Who pulled the trigger?

Also, could the opposite be also true? Confidence. Is it possible to 'panic' a population into feeling confident? Obama has been running around saying that the recession is over. Will that be enough to instill confidence in his leadership?

We were perhaps overly confident with Bush. We felt we could trash him without consequence. Nobody dares trash now, indicating perhaps some measure of fragility.