Yep. That's America in 2007..

The products are from China.. the paint is made with lead. .the toothpaste has a chemical that can't go in your mouth.. the food is tainted..

The meatballs have cardboard..

And just in case you thought it was safe, the bridge you're on just fell into the Mississippi River!

The 20th was called the American century. I suppose the 21st is the century we all fall down.

It was bad enough that we lost scores of jobs with outsourcing and company-protected but not worker-protected trade agreements--but now coming with those trade agreement are processed foods containing elements that the human body shouldn't even have!

And with the fact that we're spending oodles and oodles of money daily on war and weaponry, the infrastructure of America isn't fairing so well. Over a quarter of the nation's bridges have been said to be deficient.. The very fact a bridge literally fell down this week shows that we have neglected the roadways and bridges we drive on.

It was easy for our major news media, mostly owned by Rupert Murdoch, to exclaim the question, "Who's to blame!?" But it's harder to really name the causes.

There have been bad decisions over the years.. News came out today that the Minneapolis bridge collapse happened years after some knew it was already becoming something that needed repair.. In 1990, reports circulated that there were problems on the interstate bridge..

And warning signs are apparently not really a problem for experts when it comes to Chinese imports.

So from Wal-Mart to your kitchen table. We're a changing land.

Emlo is dangerous, and so are major thoroughfares.. Your kids are licking a toy that may have lead paint on it..

And God only knows what's in the meat.

But just when you thought it was safe to eat vegetables, a fresh warning about green beans tonight: A warning not to eat certain types of canned green beans because of a botulism scare.

Boy it's fun to be an American..

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