looking ahead: week of january 19 through 23 , page-6

Sharks,

It's all about good management. It always starts from the top and gets filtered down to the rest of the staff or in this case the population. If people believe in the future economy improving then they will spend accordingly. In other words it all depends on what Obama says initially that will influence people in their spending habits. Then once the proof starts filtering through the economy a sustained recovery will be achieved IMO.

In Bush's case he has influenced everyone to tighten their belts and cut staff. Obama's approach is very different.

Obama is correct in telling everyone that it will get worse before it gets better. That's because the good work that he does now won't be seen in reporting for about 3 more months. The bad news that is to come will be the left overs from Bush's management.