I'm actually impressed that he hasn't said something along the lines of:
"Unlike the rest of you, I'm not a publicity hound. I don't care what f****ts on the Internet care about me. Right now I'm more focused on the recession. These new numbers have very, very bad consequences. I won't say what quite yet, but be on your guard. Things will get worse before they get better."
Why would he say something like that? That sounds way too optimistic to fit into his current persona.
True. Change the last sentence from "Things will get worse before they get better" to "Things will get worse."