Benghazi? No effect on my life at all.
IRS scandal? No effect on my life at all.
Obamacare? Post tax deduction my premiums are up $300.00 a year -- big deal
Immigration? No effect on my life at all -- other than $20.00 a year of my tax money that is what the $3 billion increased funding requested the other day will maybe cost ... big deal
NSA spying? No effect on my life at all with the exception: that the legitimate national security interests do not include snooping on me, if in fact that is what is really going on, in the random intelligence gathering in violation of constitutional rights -- it's a fine line ...

I am dreading travelling in Europe this year because of all of the added security they are talking about -- it is an irritating pain-in-the-ass as is -- now only worse ... However, there is reason for caution right now. With all the hassle, since 9/11 there has not been another airplane terrorist attack so I suppose I would prefer the security checks to everyone bring a baseball bat on board

For most of us -- we are not "Pollyanna (look it up: http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...term=Pollyanna)" in our outlooks but realists ...