steady. consumer confidence falling. companies like wal-mart and nordstrom worried. wal-mart says the payroll tax hike is still stinging. mike huckabee finds none of this surprising. it looks like a trend. there s always exceptions, auto sales chief. in wal-mart and they re investor call told everybody they re earnings would not be up to expectations and that s a real key indicator of where the consumers. are and it s not because they re just afraid, they re broke. they don t have money you. don t have money you can t spend it. the government doesn t have money but it goes ahead and spends it. consumers armor accurate indicator of where the economy is, and remember wal-mart shoppers. therapy not the people going to the most expensive place on fifth avenue. these are the folks buying shampoo and soap and toilet paper and looking at ways to cut