It is. It isn't. We were misinformed; it is, all right....

Three weeks ago: "We are recovering from the recession."

Last week: -Recession figures get worse- .

This week: "We didn't have all the facts."

I don't think it takes any expatiation to figure who is making these statements.

Two questions:

1. If you don't have "all the facts," who does?

2. You may want to have recourse to the approach of a previous Democratic administration: "There appear to be no attractive courses of action." - Robert McNamara, re: the Vietnam War.