People’s pessimism about our economic future has descended to the lowest level since last July. Obama needs to hit at least five TV shows a day and hold five major press conferences a week (taking care that his teleprompter is well oiled), speaking very s-l-o-w-l-y so that we dimwits can understand how mistaken we are and how much better things will be when we stop struggling and throw ourselves into the embrace of Big Brother.