Take the new Let's Blog! Poll, on the right.

(UPDATE: Why is there such divergence between your economic survival stories posted in the Comments section, below, and the --admittedly small so far-- sampling in the poll, on the right? To read the Comments, it seems like things are pretty bleak, but poll participants, at this writing, believe the economic recovery is on track? Leave your own contribution at the bottom of this post, and take the poll, too.)

If you watch the news enough, you'll eventually see the stories that say "coffee is good for you," and then shortly after, "coffee is bad for you." You'll see that your kid sleeps too much; followed by, your kid doesn't sleep enough.

It's the same with the last six months'-worth of economic stories. Every time a new economic report comes out, the markets lurches wildly. As I write this, the Dow has seen swings of 100 points or more, in 6 of the last 8 trading sessions. There's a lotta knee-jerk reaction going on out there, and I think it adds to a general sense of unease.

You're smart (of course they are: they're reading this blog, right? -Ed.): you may not have an MBA, but you have your own sense of how things are going; and so, this question: How are things going? The administration says its economic recovery plan is on track. But then, the administration kinda has to say that, doesn't it? The opposition party says --well-- the opposite. And cable TV is filled with gasbags saying both.

Take the brand-new Let's Blog! Poll, on the right: what's your own gut-feeling about the state of the economy? And explain why you feel the way you do, in Comments for all to read, below.

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