You don't need a briefing book on being a mother to answer this one:

Is there still a revolution about to happen in Iran?

Is my state going to run out of money tomorrow, and start printing IOUs?

I always love it when politicians start talking about "the American people" believing this or that, as if we all do and they know it. Years ago, we nicknamed my friend Francie's mother "The Nation" because she was so fond of speaking for it. Truth is, Americans do agree on a lot of fundamentals. But because we do, nobody asks about those. "The American people" generally means that at least 40 percent of the people disagree with you.