Issues Under Fire

We think its time to justify the cost of protecting a nation that can't afford to feed, educate or provide basic health and human services for its citizens.

With the world demanding answers the Obama administration finds its self caught defending a program it claims its lost control of.

Considering its Halloween, wouldn't it be fun to unmask the monsters of the NSA? Who are the people that watch our lives and what are they "really" looking for?

Despite defenses, denials, deflections and downplays, it was hard to take solace in any assurances security officials offered the world.

Forced to make promises he can't possible keep, President Obama has to assure the world he can control the NSA, the rogue agency that appears to operate oversight.

Preparing for talks with the Germans and an EU delegation over the NSA, as the Brazilians head to the U.N. seeking an international response against U.S. surveillance activities, the Obama Administration finds itself up a creep without a paddle.

Germany, France, Brazil and Mexico are the latest to express outrage over NSA spying allegations. Promises and denials from the President won't solve the problem as fast as an executive order.

Knowing the raging opposition to Obama-Care, Kathleen Sebelius failed the President miserably in her mishandling of the most important domestic task this century. Do the right thing; go spend more time with your family

Convinced the very core of American freedom is at stake, extremist continue to savage the notion of bringing affordable healthcare to the United States.

Everybody knows money talks, but lately nobody can tell whose money is doing the talking.

It remains to be seem if Washington understand its domestic squabble morphed into a global spectacle, that won't be forgotten.

Support for United States sanctions against Iran could suffer as nation states realize how unrealistic and unreasonable Americans approach the negotiation process.

Inching closer to the end of America as it was once known, its time to start assigning blame to those most likely responsible for brining the exceptional nation to its knees.

Those seeking to downsize and streamline the United States government while pulling back and disengaging from the world must realize they are advocating the demise of an empire.

U.S. constituents supporting government shutdown and tampering with the debt ceiling are extremely suspect. Tea Party Reps failed to educate them. Anger and ignorance is a dangerous mix.