It is never a good sign for a panel/commission to lay low. Normally it means tensions are high between sides. In politics it is never a good idea to stay quiet and not talk about what you are doing, talking is how one gets re-elected. The President is not talking about the panel that was assembled to get America working again and a good portion of the people on the panel are not to happy with the President for various reasons. So do you think the panel is working for you?
Further Reading:
-http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78637.html
Further Reading:
-http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78637.html