NO WONDER THEY ACT THE WAY THEY DO - AT 10:31 A.M. ET:  The president and his team are from Chicago.  That may explain things:

NEW YORK — Striving to attain that perfect life, work balance? You're not alone, but if you live in Chicago you're more unlikely to find it with residents of the Windy City the most stressed in the United States.

A survey by Harris Interactive found Chicago is the most stressed city in the nation, followed by Houston, Boston, Los Angeles and San Diego, while Miami is the least stressed, along with Dallas/Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Cincinnati and Minneapolis.

"It is (due) to a combination of different things. There wasn't one thing that made Chicago stand out but they were the ones who had the least attainment of life balance," Harris Interactive spokeswoman Regina Corso told Reuters.

COMMENT:  Yeah, do you get that feeling when looking at Rahm Emanuel?  This Obama crowd is snapping at Fox News, the Chamber of Commerce, various friendly countries, most of American history, and Gen. McChrystal.

They need relaxation. 

Even better...retirement.

October 21, 2009