Economic bright spot: Chicken Wing shortage not so dire

Updated

You may have heard the news. Howard Stern has brought it up. Stephen Colbert devoted six minutes to it the other night on his show. Nation, we have a problem, on top of the foreclosures, the credit crunch, all of the job losses... there is a chicken wing shortage.

That said -- and, no, I'm not really suggesting this is anywhere in the same sphere as losing a job -- just as many media outlets are reporting that if you really want a chicken wing this Super Bowl Sunday, you'll be able to get them.

Here's a quick primer on the chicken wing shortage.

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