I’m glad I wasn’t the only one. ;)
On the bright side, could this be a sign of Obama-panic? Even though he canceled his daily economic briefings, he must have some clue, however vague, that the economy is dire. As a Keynesian marxist [I hope I put that right] Obama knows one thing only: the government must spend more...and more...and MORE. There is, however, no $ to spend, and there hasn’t been for a couple of years, at least. So maybe he’s actually hoping this bureaucratic boondoggle will actually save him a few bucks, so he can spend, spend, spend some more.