During yet another contrived attempt to convince the country (or perhaps just himself) that he has a firm handle on the dire economic predicament he has fully exacerbated, Barack Obama announced the creation of a commission to study the deficit. Whew, that oughta do it.

Doing his best to hide the powder burns on his hands, our Detonator-in-Chief stated during his presentation of the stellar panel, "Federal debt has exploded, the trajectory is clear and it is disturbing." Is there anyone left, outside his shrinking circle of sycophants, who doesn't realize that he's the one who pushed the handle down on the plunger?

Really now, what better way to convey confidence in his ability to get this crisis under control than taking the bold step of studying it some more. Anybody else feel the tingle of positive assurance from having a President who is so clearly in command of the situation?

Didn't think so.