Yes, Amelie, that advice from Dubya continues to haunt me. He said that immediately after 9/11, told people to get back on the planes, take vacations, go shopping, continue their lives as though nothing has happened……..otherwise “The terrorists have won.” Since then I’ve had a free floating anxiety that always brings me back to our leader telling us to disengage from the enormous problems ahead for our country. Well, the terrorists have won; we just didn’t know they were operating from the White House. Over the years I’ve often thought it pretentious to call the POTUS the leader of the free world, but now, clearly, our next president will have to look globally in an effort to rebuild our country internally and guide other nations’ citizens out of the ditch we’ve all fallen into. Maybe we didn’t cause it, but Bush/Cheney’s fingerprints are all over the falling markets. John F. Kennedy’s greatest strength was as a true beacon to draw out strength and dignity, respect and honor among people around the world. Barack Obama has the passion, confidence and respect for the human condition to do the same. Time for pragmatism to replace pretension. Brownie has left the building. Peace and grace