election, how does the bhous want to get americans out of the recession mentality, where it's all about saving. obviously it's not a recession. but you're right about the mentality piece of it. it's not unusual in a recovery at this point, especially a sluggish one where people are having doubts about confidence. you see corporations sitting on big piles of cash. the micro stuff. is your employer hiring or p r% firing? as long as they are moving in the right direction and you're seeing your employer hire people, feel more confident, they spend more. that leads you to a direct link to the right track. wrong track numbers the politicians care about so much. their consultants say are a good indicator of where elections go. so you want to see those numbers moving, but in the white house's