But we got a ways to go, especially in the hardest hit regions likeLasVegas, where there are just too many blocks littered with brown lawns and "for sale" signs, too many mortgage holders are underwater, and where job losses continue to exact a terrible toll.
Down on Las Vegas's famous Strip, I discover that the casino industry is - justlike that gambler catching himself in the mirror - being forced to face up to its shortcomings.