Mad, mad, mad world

You know, the more I watch the news lately, the more I think that the world has just plain gone mad. There is no more personal accountability, let alone accountability in the highest positions in our country.

I mean, look at the bailouts. Money for organizations that refuse to disclose information like how much money went to whom. And then we get information about these same organizations planning lavish affairs, golden parachutes for CEOs, and bonuses for everyone. What the hell? This at the same time that many people have faced or are facing layoffs and scale backs the likes of which we've not seen for a long time.

Then we have this village idiot who decided to have 8 kids on top of her existing 6 kids. And despite the fact that she said she does not receive welfare, it appears that she receives approximately $1900/month in federal funds and $490/month in food stamps. That was for the existing 6 kids, three of which are disabled. Not to mention that the birth of her new brood of 8 will likely cost one million dollars by the time the babies go home. I'm sorry, but f&*@(! that. If you have the money to pay for your own kids, that's one thing. But if you already receive aid for 6 of them, perhaps you should hang up your uterus and call it a day. If you're on welfare, then no more kids. Take care of the ones you already have and leave it at that. If you had plans for a big family, then figure out how to finance that yourself. I cannot even fathom the kind of person who would actually think that this woman would be a responsible parent for 14 children.

Peanut Corp. of America? If you see salmonella come back in your tests, perhaps you should pull the product and not poison people around the country. Shame on you. And the worst part is that I'm sure there are plenty of other food supply companies around the country who have similar practices and conditions in their facilities. How many more things do we have to be worried about in our pantries?

It's just crazy. Here's the thing. I'm a proud democrat, and I'm proud to pay taxes for things that are important for our communities and country to run smoothly. I want my police, fire department, roads, health care, welfare, etc. to be there for people who legitimately need it. And the fact that we have corporate welfare going on now is just insidious. What about the rest of us out here? I realize that we need to keep our industries going, but some of this is just ridiculous. And even though I support welfare programs, I would sure like to see a lot more accountability go into these programs to help people get off of welfare in a better way, and cut back or end help for people who abuse it like that crazy octuplet mom.