Getting By

I sometimes wonder if this country is falling apart at the seams. Everything good I believed our nation once stood for has been ridiculed; our people have abandoned common sense and morality; industrious, hard working souls are mocked by those whose sole contribution to society is breeding and scamming. Modesty and humility have been replaced by self aggrandizement. Half the country pays no federal taxes yet still demands a handout while the other half struggles to get by.

And the amateur clown show that is the Obama Administration just keeps on dancing and cavorting across the world stage. There seems to be no end to the red rubber beep-beep noses, squirting flowers and farting bladders that the our government presents as sound domestic and foreign policy. Few are amused.

NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders after US official handed over contacts

• Agency given more than 200 numbers by government official
• NSA encourages departments to share their 'Rolodexes'
• Surveillance produced 'little intelligence', memo acknowledges

European Politicians React Fiercely to U.S. Spying Allegations

Some politicians say it would be "unacceptable" if U.S. intelligence agencies had spied on Angela Merkel's cellphone, as the continent's leaders gathered in Brussels for a two-day summit.

We once had one of the finest healthcare systems in the world. That also is a thing of the past. And if we're not careful, we may be facing the same kind of medical system that the Chinese "enjoy."

China trying to stop patients from killing doctors

China plans to beef up security in its hospitals to prevent the deaths of doctors and nurses in attacks by patients' relatives who become violent in their anger over the cost and quality of care.

The Department of Homeland Security may have had this in mind when they bought all those armored vehicles and ammo.

And where would the criminal element be without the assistance of government? Every form of government assistance you can think of is plagued by crime and corruption. Workers Comp, Medicaid, Medicare, Unemployment Insurance - you name it and there's a scam going to defraud the taxpayer of billions. But does that stop the do gooders in government?

States already battling/warning against imposter ObamaCare websites, fraud

The creation of just about any gigantic welfare program has a reliable potential for creating a correspondingly gigantic opportunity for fraudsters — and ObamaCare is looking like no exception, with a vengeance. Federal and state officials as well as private advocacy groups have been warning for months about the coming deluge of scammers going on the prowl for people’s sensitive personal and financial information...

Already there are over 700 sites that are trying to scam the unwary by imitating the government site and getting people to give them confidential information. Obamacare is a godsend for the unscrupulous.