re: Ever heard of photoshop!!!

I agree with Mavhu on her comment that the U.S. government was extremely careless by not allerting the New York public of the photo excersise that created such a commotion. There is definately a better way this situation could have been handled. Giving the governemt the benefit of the doubt though, if I personally saw any "threat" (low flying plane) followed by 2 U.S. fighter jets I would assume the situation (if there was one) was under control. I am also thankful that no one was seriously hurt during the miscommunication.

As far as the money/economy aspect of the blog, we are in America. Since our rise to status as a world power, we have used an extra emphasis to make sure we at least give the illustion that we are still completely on top of our problems. America has never passed up the chance to show the rest of the world that no matter what problems we encounter as a nation, we will still continue to run the country as if nothing was wrong. As far as the money that was spent on the operation, with the glass half full, government spending has been helpful in previous instances to stimulate economies. People did recieve money for the work they did such as photographers, pilots, etc...
On the other hand though the money spent could have been put towards something more helpful or practical. Education? Public transportation? Who knows.

As far as photoshopping an image of Air Force One infront of monuments...come on. This is America!!!! We are the real deal, legit to the day we die (which will be never, of course). We have never hoaxed or half heartidly done anything at all right? Why start now?

Upgrade your grey matter.

President Obama recently released his plan to pass legislation through Congress that would give him a tighter hold on the credit card industry. He is hoping to push Congress into passing the new bill by Memorial day claiming "There is no time to delay. We need a durable and successful flow of credit into our economy[.]" Obama's plan does not specifically mean direct control and/or regulation of these industries, just an attempt to rid of the all too familiar hidden fees and price hikes that are so commonly associated with contemporary credit industries.

Is this plan just outright wrong? With laissez-faire in mind, is this plan going a little too far into the boundaries of total government regulation? Is it not "American" for someone (CC company) to outsmart/fool someone (US public) out of some extra money if possible, especially if the ignorant someone agrees to these hidden terms. Of course laws come into play but as far as I know, majority of applicable fees and price hikes do not violate any of the United States current laws. Personally I would love to skip the fiasco that is associated with the whole credit system, rates, fees, and hidden costs, but it's the thought of free business that allows these to remain.

America needs a smarter consumer. Dumbing down everything is a problem that has been going on for years. I feel if one is not aware of the fees and costs associated with the credit industry, then the credit industry is not where they need to be. Although I do agree that what most CC companies do is unethical and wrong, it is smart. Hail to the smart. Why not instead of dumbing down the CC industry, lets try and educate our public so that the CC companies will have to ultimately change their way of working as they will no longer be able to pull the proverbial "fast ones" anymore. I still think it is ridiculous there is a mandate for keyboarding in high school but no mandatory basic economics/money management classes. Put a stop to the idiocracy.

Review of Obama's Plan.