The "Metric" Obama

Last night, President Obama was quite analytical in his answers to the questions from the press. One of the reporters asked if Obama would measure the success of the fiscal stimulus efforts by the performance of Wall Street. Obama, in a thoughtful response, stated that job creation, bank lending, and housing market stabilization were the metrics he was focusing on. He did not mention Wall Street, and he is on the money. The markets should be the consequence, not the target of actions. Now, if only Obama could convert the U.S.A. to the metric system and get rid of the pounds and meter the feet! We could all lose a few pounds and de-feet the distance."