Crisii?

Have you noticed how many crises there have been lately? These are points where action is needed immediately to avert disaster. No time to really think things over, just trust those in charge to react in the best way for us.

There are the financial crises (bond, banking, lending, home mortgage)
There are the manufacturing crises (automotive)
There are the heath crises (health care costs, swine flu)
There are the foreign policy crises (Cuba, Iran, North Korea)
There are the judicial crises (Guantanamo, torture)
There are the climate crises
There are the energy crises

Sort of reminiscent of the book 1984 where the populace is kept on constant alert and in constant reliance on the government because of one crisis after another. The only thing missing is a policy where to dissent would be wrong. Oh, yes, now we have Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano stating that returning troops and those who attended tea parties are suspect for becoming terrorists.

As we careen towards a government centered country, what will life be like here when the chickens finally come home to roost?