>>>>The best campaigning he could possibly do would be to get the economy out of the toilet. It seems a little frivolous for him to be going on entertainment shows at the moment.
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>>>I agree. I have a feeling that some of these public appearances could come back to bite him come next election time, especially if there is no marked improvement of the economy.
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>>FWIW, the DOW is up almost 300 points... so far today ... *shrug*.
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>This is the step that has been needed for six months, getting those toxic assets off the books. I am not surprised that the market responded enthusiastically.

Wait for couple days.
By the way, ironically, Enron did exactly this i.e. moved "toxic assets" off the books. It is always difficult to be the first.