If you need one, expedite it. Before this new requirement, it wasn't a big deal to apply and get your passport 2-3 weeks later. My sister needed a passport for our trip to Europe and she applied maybe 9 weeks before it. After 4, she called the State Department, and they said that they were seriously backed up because of the new requirement. Luckily, they were able to expedite it while it was in process. They Fed Ex-ed it to her house the day before our trip--9 weeks after applying.
This is all a moot point if you're in a big city where you can go to a Passport Agency.
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