Granted, there are a lot of obsessive market watchers out there. But do we really need a “Watching The Dow” box while watching a President Obama press conference or a live feed of something (such as Iranian election outrage ) he’s commenting on? That red or green arrow with corresponding numbers is both distracting and disrespectful — and maybe a metaphor for skewed priorities. The office of the president, no matter who its occupant, deserves better.