Over one and a half trillion dollars in the corporate coffers—more than any time in our country’s history. Unheard of low interest rates to protect whom? You can bet the banks. They created this mess and were bailed out with taxpayer money by over one trillion dollars.

America for years has been a society noted for protecting its citizens against the misfortunes of life. Today we live in a society that is becoming hostile to that protection. What happened to compassion in America? Compassion is out of fashion in America today

Are both political parties bought by special interests? The Congress of the United States will vote depending on the amount of money given to them by special interests. Politicians really do not care whether it is oil or gas, insurance or pharmaceutical, defensive or offensive weapons, Wall Street or Main Street, Medicare or No Care. “Show us the money and we’ll show you the legislation you want.”

May 1, 2011 will go down in history as the day that terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden was killed. Never to be happy over somebody’s demise, I was unashamedly ecstatic to hear the news that he was killed by US troops. I remember that morning on September 11, 2001, watching the news, still in bed. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the first airplane crash into the Twin Towers.