This week, the most senior economic advisor to John McCain said that Americans are not in a true recession: they are simply whining about the financial equivalent of depression--the "mental recession." Fortunately, Lee Stranahan offers us the solution to our financial problems in this video. Just believe in the power of positive thinking!

For his part, McCain is trying out denial as his coping mechanism. To solve his economic image problem, he is now seriously considering appointing Phil Gramm to be his ambassador to Belarus.