My trip to the grocery store (Walmart, too) and the gas pump yesterday tells me things are (post holiday) on a trajectory for the worse. I honestly don't know how some people are doing it. Strange thing is, though, it seems if the media isn't beating the drum on how bad things are most people won't discuss it.
Everytime I go through the check out, I openly state how expensive food is getting -- the checker or the guy behind me agrees. Then I bemoan Obama and I get a blank stare.
If we can't win with this to run with -- we don't deserve a win. Or the Republican establishment just doesn't really want it. Perhaps, they know how bad it is and don't want the ownership when it all crashes down. But, I doubt they are that dialed in or that smart.