As a nation, we are failing.  We are failing ourselves; we are failing our children; and we are failing our grandchildren.  We are failing our allies and our creditors, too.  The evidence is all around us, and we could see it if we would simply open our eyes and look. On Sunday, Becket Adams published an article in The Blaze titled "50 Facts about the U.S. Economy that Will Shock You."  He wasn't exaggerating for effect.  The data he presented is shocking.  For instance,  1.      "A staggering  48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be "low income" or are living in poverty. 2.      Approximately 57 percent of all children in the United States are living in homes that are either considered to be "low income" or impoverished. 3.      There are fewer payroll jobs in the United States today than there were back in 2000 even though we...(Read Full Post)