Very Senior People are going on the public record with quotes like "not what America needs," "this makes no sense at all," "you'd be better off doing nothing," and "worse than useless."

Meanwhile, the White House responds with, "We're going to continue moving forward and talking in more detail about that authority as we move forward and as we work with Congress."

Did I mention moving forward? Did I mention our working group? Did I mention how we're adding detail to our issues list? Did I mention the bagels? Sorry, forget about the bagels. Did you review the read-ahead and contribute your pre-coordinated inputs to the comment resolution matrix?

Another case in point for the weakness of recommendations. On at least two levels.

How much did I just spend for a $10 paperback?