of the u.s. economy, and the president talked to his economic team yesterday on a conference call, and, the precious -- there is precious little the white house can do except cajole the senate 0 pace package of small business tax breaks and loans and whether or not that will have the dramatic accelerant effect on the economy in -- and save the midterm elections, probably not, the white house will ride it out and do what it can, but essentially you talk to economists and political strategists who look at the midterm elections and how the economy will play and, the dye may be cast for this administration and the democratic party, economic anxiety will be the dominant issue and maybe the driving force behind what voters decide to do, come early november. rick: major garrett live on martha's vineyard, major, thanks. martha: as we digest the numbers, and employment numbers, more and more economists are saying that there is a chance that we may head into a double dip recession. who better to break it down for us, than steve forbes, the