Thursday, the Federal Reserve monetary policy committee will discuss further measures to boost the economy.  The US economy is skidding as a result of Obama administration missteps, but the Fed can do little more to compensate for its errors

The economy is growing at less than 2 percent. Unemployment has fallen to 8.1 percent, largely because so many folks have quit looking for work and are no longer counted in the official tally of joblessness.

Consumer spending and business investment have slowed, because Americans are pessimistic that President Obama's policies will fix the economy and are hunkering down for a long siege. Mitt Romney has not convinced voters he offers potentially effective alternatives, and despite a growing public wariness about the economy, the former Massachusetts governor lags in the polls.

In August, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee stated it "will