Proper Problem Solving

If you ask me, no one knows what to expect. It seems that all these officials don't even know what the (their) real problem is. And if this is truly the case, will anything get solved? I know what your thinking, a rhetorical question that has a formal answer(s). There hasn't been a final take on this $700 billion bailout and it has been floating around for some time now. With something this serious, this pressing, a decision should have been officially made (almost) as soon as the deviation arose. All that happened in Washington was nothing. No I'm wrong, what really happened was they all had friendly fun playing the "blame game." They were suppose to be working together to find a solution, but thier "game" ended in a stalemate. These apparently "smart" people obviously didn't learn a simple yet effective formula: what you (to) expect (after all, you must know what's expected, of you, your situation, your surroundings, and of others, etc), what actually happened, and if, any at all, there was a deviation, whether positive or negative.