Sad State of Affairs

What is happening to our country?

Video Exposes Flaws in U.S. Power Grid

The video, produced for the Homeland Security Department and obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, was marked "Official Use Only." It shows commands quietly triggered by simulated hackers having such a violent reaction that the enormous turbine shudders as pieces fly apart and it belches black-and-white smoke.

We, the people of the United States Of America, just don't get it.

This was "obtained" by The Associated Press and they quickly got it out there on the Internet for the WORLD to see.

It used to be an act of treason to obtain and publish something the government had marked "Official Use Only."

This country is doomed!!!



Speaking of doomed:

Judge Strikes Down Parts of Patriot Act

A judge rules that two provisions of the Patriot Act, which greatly expanded the government's authority to investigate suspected acts of terrorism at home and abroad, are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause.

Well sure, the terrorists fight by the rules so we the victims should too!!!!

This country is doomed!!!



After Mistrial, Spector Case Will Go On

LOS ANGELES - The specter of Phil Spector will haunt Hollywood well into 2008. On Wednesday, the judge presiding over the legendary "Wall of Sound" producer's murder trial declared a mistrial after jurors indicated they were hopelessly deadlocked, 10-2, in favor of convicting Spector on charges that he killed actress Lana Clarkson more than four years ago.

Every criminal and every terrorist when caught will request their cases be tried in Los Angeles!!!

Los Angeles jurors are like Florida voters, they don't have a clue!!

This country is doomed!!!



Federal raid at McDonald's nets 40 arrests

RENO — Federal agents raided 11 McDonald's restaurants in northern Nevada and made more than 40 arrests Thursday as part of an investigation into illegal immigration.

Agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the arrests in Reno, Sparks and Fernley after raids at the restaurants and a franchise corporate office in Reno, agency spokesman Richard Rocha said.

"They are people suspected of being in the country illegally. As far as I know, they were all McDonald's employees," he said.

They are everywhere! Push 1 for a Big Mac and 2 for Fries!!

Hispanic leaders and representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union scheduled a news conference to respond to the arrests.

Of course they did!!

This country is doomed!!!



New Recalls for Toys, Jewelry, Play Yards

WASHINGTON - Toys and children's necklaces made in China were recalled Wednesday, including five more items from the popular Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line, because they contain dangerous levels of lead.

RC2 Corp.'s "Knights of the Sword" series toys and some of its Thomas and Friends items, along with floor puppet theaters, chairs for children, and toy gardening tools sold by Ohio-based Jo-Ann Stores Inc., were among the more than 601,000 toys and children's jewelry announced in the recall by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The recalled toys contain high levels of lead in their surface paint, and the necklaces and jewelry sets contain excessive lead in some of their metal parts.

Under current regulations, children's products found to have more than .06 percent lead accessible to users are subject to a recall. The government warned parents to make sure children are not playing or using any of the recalled products.

This is the second recall from the Thomas & Friends product line after RC2 Corp. announced June 13 a recall of 1.5 million wooden railway toys. The company is recalling five items, totaling about 200,000 toys in all, of Thomas & Friends toys not included in the first recall.

When will the citizens of the once great United States Of America say enough is enough?

This country is doomed!!!

"I don't think consumers have seen the end to lead paint recalls," said Julie Vallese, a spokeswoman for the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Of course we haven't!!!

This country is doomed!!!

Now there is a downer for the weekend. But hey, at least it is the weekend!!!!