Why Should I Listen To You?

OK, I know this post is written to be sarcastic, but the opening statement is real:

I am bad at math, even worse at macroeconomics. In other words, I am your standard political reporter. So take this for what it is worth, but I have an idea for how President Obama can solve the nation's never-ending mortgage foreclosure crisis.

Standard fare for people who know better than I do how to run my life, and who want to tell me how I should live it.