are crumbling down, and the walls..."  (JC Mellencamp)

Geez folks, this is starting to look like a complete tragic circus.  Will Americans ever recover from this shameful time?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20040506/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_prisoner_abuse_27

P.S.  Maybe it's tumbling instead of crumbling..don't remember the exact lyrics..but crumbling fits better.