Posted On: May 29, 2007, 6:30 pm CDT

Posted By: Gill Fin

Has anyone noticed that every year or two it is a new 'crisis du jour'? Why is that? Am I too cynical because I notice that newschannels must have a lead story to sell advertising? And we all just follow along without questioning the validity or veracity of the so called news. Something like 70% of Americans say they are dissatisfied with life in the US. What a joke. Our lives are better today than at any time in our history, yet those polled make it seem like we have some kind of worries, thanks in large part to the media. I read a newsweek story about global warming and insurance. Now when has Newsweek ever concerned themselves with insurance? I googled the author, from San Francisco, and found that she had worked the Clinton white house as a beat reporter, and was a big fan of Al Gore (she even did a radio interview I listened to about Gorebal).
Coincidence that a Gore fan would write an article about Gorebal warming and insurance? Maybe it is coincidence.
I tend to think at the end of the day its about money. People now have something to talk about (Gorebal Warming), but who has changed anything about their lives with the questionable news? Even my tree hugging Big D friends still do the same things they did before this latest, predictable, and by no means the last great revelation. Heretofore referred to as 'crisis du jour'.