The relentlessly negativemediacoverage is bleeding consumers of whatever confidence they still retained last autumn, leading to deeper than anticipated GDP declines in 2012.
"If they are transparent about results of a review, I think that could go a long way to build confidence back among passengers or any prospective passengers who are reviewing some of the negativemediacoverage, " he said.
But even if Obama's vetting process appears overly scrupulous, aides to the future commander-in-chief are likely more wary of an early disastrous appointment that would cause a wave of negativemediacoverage and raise early questions about Obama's leadership skills.