Chambers has always been a shill. I heard some folks on CNBC today saying how surprised they were the market was down, citing how upbeat Chambers sounded and he was normally pretty subdued. What John Chambers are they talking about? That guy has always worn rosy-colored glasses.

If he really wants to support the economy, maybe he could start returning shareholders some money through dividends, instead of continually destroying economic value through ill-advised acquisitions that waste shareholders' money.