I was working late tonight, and wound up leaving the office around 2:30 AM. When I got home, I decided to quickly check the news on CNN.com.

Earlier tonight, President Barack Obama appeared on television to plead the case for his economic stimulus plan, which would cost an unprecedented $838 billion, citing that this is not a "run-of-the-mill" recession.

However, the lead story on CNN.com was about Starbucks offering a coffee-breakfast combo to attract more customers in these trying economic times.

I can't help feel like the government, and the media, is increasingly out of touch with reality. While some might lead us to believe that current economic times are the worst since the Great Depression, the comparison seems hardly justified. Back then, devastating poverty, hunger, and homelessness affected millions of people.

It just seems like there's a big difference between being able to afford basic necessities versus not having enough extra money in the budget for premium coffee.

I'm not trying to make light of the situation, nor am I being cynical, but something just doesn't seem right here.