1.   My theory has been that you can pop a bubble like this without taking the rest of the market down.

2.   The difference is that Merritt responds both to bubble-gum pop and to later groups that sought to pop the bubble.

3.   Torre did not pop the bubble then.

4.   Until Bush begins to sit for thoughtful interviews that could end those doubts, he will continue being stung by the random zingers that manage to pop his bubble.

5.   But doubts about technology companies and the economy popped the bubble.