Prisoner of the Present

1. A person whose entire worldview is shaped by current events, stumbling along from one crisis to another.
2. Someone without a historical perspective or hope for the future.
3. The mindset that causes "knee-jerk" reactions to almost any kind of social or economic change.
4. A state of perpetual panic about "the world today."

Larry says the U.S. economy will never recover no matter what happens in Washington -- he's a typical Prisoner of the Present.

by Peter Kobs June 4, 2009