You can imagine scenarios at this point where the Goldilocks economy turns into a nightmare.

This event could not have come at a worse time for the economy. We were already flirting with recession.

The economy is still in very good shape.

The insurance industry is very important to this area. It diversifies the economy and makes it stronger.

This was the decisive move that business wanted to give our economy a much-needed shot in the arm.

There's an overall pessimism about the economy. This split suggests one of two things: either Washington's doing a poor job of communicating the economy's underlying strength, or the media are doing a poor job of reporting on it.