It is running at two speeds: steady local demand boosted by credit and strong labor markets on one side, and a weaker industrial and export economy facing strong, imported competition and less demand from the U.S. and European trading partners.
The ones who are great performers but unfit for human consumption, thereby keeping a steady stream of your employees running to employee relations offices.
Doing so will score points with Tea Party voters, ensure a steady flow of TV appearances and keep the debt counter running on Fox News to underscore the point that, yes, the national debt is very large.