If you're still waiting for Republicans to come riding to the nation's rescue, you'd best come up with a Plan B. 

The new Congress was in sesion for mere minutes when its members declared their intent to follow the same path that's proven a disaster the last four years. 

There are signs of deepening trouble on other fronts. 

The U.S. National Debt blew past 18 trillion dollars in December, adding a 100 billion in new debt on the New Year's Eve alone. 

Cheap oil continues to trip up stumbling economies. None has taken a full, hard fall yet, but the possiblity remains.

Dark days lay ahead in 2015. Join us at 1 o'clock Eastern on Friday as Don and Doug continue connecting the dots in perilous times.