Dead man walking?

He said there would be a chance to clarify any discrepancies during a 20-day agency review period [Oct. 10-29] before the data is made public, and he understands that initial info is "not going to be perfect."

Nixon closed by telling VPOTUS "I cannot tell you how much we appreciate your…interest."

"Pure self interest, Jay," VPOTUS responded. "If it fails, I’m dead."

That from stimulus fall guy Joe Biden on a conference call with governors and other state representatives which was ostensibly a back-slapping session for how porkulus was not content with a 8 percent unemployment rate as originally advertised but has exceeded all expectations with the current 9.7 percent and counting.

So, is this Joe just being Joe or does he have a firmer grasp of the Chicago way than we realize?