Do We Really Have to Be Here?

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Kathy Miller, board member of the Vermont Grocers' Association; David Evans, lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School; Mark Caverly of the Credit Union National Association and the Electronic Payments Coalition; and Ed Mierzwinski, senior fellow in the U.S. PIRG Consumer Program, testify during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Their arms and mouths tell it all. They all are using their arms to retreat, protect, and self pacify. Their body language is not open and they are on guard. Each of them have downturned corners of their mouths which is unease. The tilting of their heads is a sign of listening.◦

Do We Really Have to Be Here?