[sassy steel magnolia]

Add: the media is all in for Obama, the general public is too self-absorbed or too burnt out or too stupid to care.

There, that throws more fuel on the funeral pyre.

We (USA) are toast. All you get from burned toast is bread crumbs. There are not enough crumbs to go around for everyone. Note that gun/ammo sales have skyrocketed. More companies announcing layoffs, or increased prices...

Guess those Mayans were right! :)

[TornadoAlley3]

The final report:

The Petraeus CIA provided inaccurate information about events on the ground to the Obama Administration, particularly to President Obama and United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice.

[Netz]

We are in serious trouble, yes, the public is too involved with reality TV, shopping, eating and dumbing down BUT...America has always had the tools to rebound. The question really is, do we have the wherewithal and tools or WILL to pull ourselves out of the current muck?