DUELING HEADLINES; RETAIL SALES AND HIRING ANALYSIS ALL OVER THE FREAKIN' PLACE!

THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SINGLE NARRATIVE:

• Challenger: Retail unlikely to see hiring surge MarketWatch-

• Consumers Defer Back to School Shopping in Favor of Purchases... R & D Magazine-

• Retailers Adding Staff as Holiday Prospects Brighten RetailWire-

• Back-to-school helps retailers' August sales

WHY THE MIXED MESSAGE?

SIMPLE:

THE LEFTIST DOMINATED LEGACY MEDIA DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER IT WILL HELP OBAMA MORE TO REDUCE EXPECTATIONS OR BOOST THEM.