The optimist in me would like to believe Bart Chilton is genuinely motivated to examine the trading of futures and options in the precious metals market. Yet the skeptic in me believes this is simply a token gesture to quell the warranted criticisms of the few, including Ted Butler and the good folk over at GATA.

I simply cannot fathom how an organization operating under the directive from the President's Working Group umbrella would unilaterally expose those who appear to be pulling the strings in the executive branch.