Today’s read is from Allan J. Feifer in American Thinker. Here’s an excerpt:

Can every thinking adult finally understand that our country is broke? 

We used to have leaders in the House and Senate like Wisconsin’s Senator Proxmire — a Democrat no less — who publicized waste and fraud. For 14 years, Proxmire bestowed his Golden Fleece Awards upon entities that exemplified wasteful spending.  Remember the $20,000 toilet seats and $40,000 coffee makers? Proxmire brought all that to light.  Proxmire found petty change compared to our current list of worse craziness.

Read the entire column here.

Dec. 17 is Wreaths Across America Day. Will you help?