Where is our focus today ??

First of all, I want to express my heartfelt condolences to the families of Farrah Fawcett and Micheal Jackson. My prayers go out to all of them. As members of society we all feel an impact when a celebrity or entertainment icon passes. They have touched our lives in some way growing up. They will be missed.

What literally blows me away though, is that on the morning of one of the most highly debated pieces of legislation HR 2454, designed to combat Global Warming, overhaul the Energy Policy and place Cap and Trade into affect, I can't find any headlines or stories about this on the front page of any of our major news sources. You really have to dig to find something about it.

Now, I don't know where to place my frustration. Is it on the media or is it just them giving US what WE want. The "Top" stories get the top placement, I understand this, but where are our priorities?? Where is our focus these days?? It seems like we are focusing more on the life or death of a celebrity who had a social impact on our lives rather than focusing on a major issue, that if it passes, will literally have a direct personal impact on not only our daily lives now, but the lives of our children and theirs. How many people are tuning in today to hear or read the latest news about honoring the life of a celebrity past, when 2 days ago only turned on the t.v. to catch the next episode of their favorite show or surfed the web for the latest update about "John & Kate"??

I know we all want to escape sometimes from all the crap and bad news we get daily from the news these days. Or, would rather turn a blinds eye to current events and lose ourselves in something that entertains us, rather than makes us feel worse. I do the same thing, But, when we tune out, we find ourselves scratching our heads and wondering, What happened ? When things change in our financial world or we notice our utility bills are higher for some reason now, We ask, Why are we paying so much ?? The problem is, by that time, it's too late

All I'm saying is, there is nothing wrong with reflecting on the life of a great entertainer from the past. But we CAN'T ignore what is happening today, that will impact our way of life personally in the future.