This crisis and financial exercise is good for the MM. Reason - they are taking on some very powerful economic and political interest groups. They will not hesitate to use any means necessary to undermind the MM. Having your crap and books in order are necessary for the MM to survive and fight every day.
In the abstract, I would agree.
The problem is, there is a ton of smoke there, especially when you try to reconcile what they claim to bring in and what they report.
Well said. The forces against them are very powerful, and they are already hard at work undermining the MM. There are many, even here on FR, that have been taken in by the MSM propaganda.