My opinion:
Balloon Boy is a hoax.
Balloon boy dad will be sued by government agencies inolved in the search.
Balloon boy dad will have a book written about him and a made for TV movie, where he will have the income to pay off the lawsuits.
Balloon boy dad will be charged with misdemeanor filing of false police report.
Balloon boy story will occupy all of the weekend news shows and generate ratings boosts.
Balloon boy story will detract from the real story of Obama taking over our healthcare, which Obama will highly appreciate.
I agree something about all of this is off. And the father seems like a real jerk.
After I found out that this family is going to be on Wife Swap it just makes this whole affair seem suspicious. The family should pay all expenses for the emergency services that had to waste their time on this crap.
Who names their poor kid Falcon?