A Special ReportHerbert Hoover is in the House

Published: Feb. 6, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

\u201cBusinesses are panicked and fighting for survival and slashing their payrolls,\u201d said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody\u2019s Economy.com. The Herbert Hoover Republicans led John McCain the defected presidential candidate is sitting on their hands.