I wasn't doing it to take a stand. But, I really ... That's old news. The new news is what can we do with Denver.

The nominations of Ambassador Negroponte and Gen. Hayden are welcome news and a critical step in continuing to strengthen our intelligence community and to create even better coordinated working relationships and communications between the agencies,

I suspect there will be enough positive news in other areas to persuade consumers there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that the economy is moving to better times, but it will be a gradual process, and confidence may be flat in the next couple of months.

While it's a bit of a surprise, the slightly downbeat news on confidence can be explained by the ongoing weakness in employment, and perhaps consumers are a little concerned about the backup in mortgage rates. But while they're becoming less confident, they're still buying -- the latest sales numbers still look good.

It's kind of hard to sit up here and hold a grudge when it doesn't really matter at this point. The feelings he had, the feelings I had ... why bring that up. We're champs.

What a perfect way to walk away. I'm sure the broadcast table is waiting for him. He has a perfect smile. He's good in front of the camera. He's great with words. I think he has a face for TV.