Indicators this Country is in Trouble
Firstly: All Free Library of Philadelphia Branch, Regional and Central Libraries Closed Effective Close of Business October 2, 2009 (W! T! F! Heartbreaking…)
All Free Library of Philadelphia Customers,
We deeply regret to inform you that without the necessary budgetary legislation by the State Legislature in Harrisburg, the City of Philadelphia will not have the funds to operate our neighborhood branch libraries, regional libraries, or the Parkway Central Library after October 2, 2009.
Read more: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/closing/
Secondly: FCC To Further Investigate Janet Jackson Super Bowl Reveal (5 years after fact, your tax dollars hard at work… Personally, I’d rather have my taxes go towards health care reform then to fund a bunch of perverts’ hobby of studying Janet Jackson’s tit.)
Read more: Reasserts broadcast was indecent; says evidence is strong that CBS could have used delay.
But there’s still hope: College Student Defends Life with Samurai Sword, Killing his Attacker
A Johns Hopkins University student armed with a samurai sword killed a suspected burglar in a garage behind his off-campus home early Tuesday, hours after someone broke in and stole electronics.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/

That library business is TRAGIC. That and the closing of state parks… uggh!