Updating apps can be a pain and Sen. John McCain went straight to the source to ask what the issue was.

McCain asked Apple CEO Tim Cook during a tax hearing, "Why the hell do I have to keep updating apps on my iPhone?"

This video was taken just miles away from a tornado that flattened parts of Oklahoma on Monday afternoon.

The start of the tornado can be seen forming in the sky all the way through it landing and spinning across the ground.

Many neighborhoods, shopping malls and schools were leveled. Cars and trucks were left crumpled on the roadside.

At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

Benghazi. IRS. Associated Press. "Scandals" by some definitions, I call them proof of Government ineptitude and corruption.

Told ya so.

Granted I started with the belief that Government IS the problem and President Obama's desire for a larger, more intrusive role in my life has been a point of contention from the start. It's a fundamental belief that I am a better judge of what is right (or better) for me as opposed to an entire floor of paper pushers in Washington D.C.

So what have we learned from the past few weeks?

If you are an Ambassador or a member of the Diplomatic Corps, you are effectively in charge of your own security. Don't expect help to come running just because you called for it, we may need to convene a "working group" first to discuss the pros and cons of getting involved in your emergency. Oh, and don't expect anyone to tell the truth afterwards especially if there is an election to be won.

If you are the party in power, it is perfectly acceptable to use all the tools, branches and power of Government to punish and marginalize your opposition or detractors. The end justifies the means and if fewer groups can raise money, organize and or basically cause trouble for the party in power, it's perfectly acceptable.

And if you are abusing power, stealing or generally wasting tax payers' dollars, just stamp your work "Top Secret". This won't stop anyone from finding out about your wrong-doing, but it will allow the Government to go after the reporters who exposed it. That'll teach ‘em.

So while some are "shocked and dismayed" by the recent scandals, don't put me in that group. Rather, I'd like to ask you what has Big Government ever done to make you think they WOULDN'T act this way?

The executive director of the 100 Club of Arizona, Sharon Knutson-Felix, shares how you can help support the friends and families of Officer Daryl Raetz and firefighter Bradley Harper.

Raetz and Harper died doing their jobs over the weekend.

First, this is just not Barack Obama's week! He was in the news a lot this week for Benghazi e-mails, the Justice Department investigating reporters, and the IRS scandal.

Second, Greg Karber is after the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch after he said his clothes were only for "cool people." Karber had a problem with this and came up with a solution to redirect the company's business plan.

Third, and the most epic story of the week, Amy's Baking Company had a massive meltdown on national television and the Internet. If you leave here with anything, please let it be that Amy speaks feline.

I think this film is pretty solid! I'd put this on par with Iron Man 3 as far as action, special effects and use of 3D. I would encourage you to re-familiarize yourself with the previous installment, 2009's "Star Trek", so you can fully appreciate the relationships, characters and get some of the inside jokes.

Pat Robertson still thinks it's 1913.

Listen to his advice to a woman who is having a hard time forgiving her husband after an affair.

It's absurd.

"He cheated on you, well, he's a man" and "stop talking about the cheating." With quotes as brilliant as these it's tough to figure out how we still have a problem with cheating at all.

In 1931, the feds finally busted notorious gangster Al Capone.

But, they didn't get him for murder or for racketeering or bootlegging. He was charged and found guilty of tax evasion.

Capone was sentenced to 11 years in prison. At that time, it was the longest tax evasion sentence ever handed down. That's the power of the tax code and the Internal Revenue Service.

In fact, the IRS may well be the most powerful organization inside the United States.

Think about it. They nailed Al Capone, put Wesley Snipes in jail and had a long battle with Willie Nelson over unpaid taxes. The IRS can audit anyone in the country for any reason. Their access is unlimited.

And it goes beyond individuals. They can target companies and charities. The IRS even has the authority to audit churches.

Throughout their history, the IRS' power has been used as an investigative tool by politicians. The recent revelations about the IRS looking into 501(c)4 applications of conservative groups has been happening for a long time.

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, James Bovard points out almost all American presidents since Franklin Roosevelt have used the IRS to attack political opponents.

Roosevelt also dropped the IRS hammer on political rivals such as the populist firebrand Huey Long and radio agitator Father Coughlin, and prominent Republicans such as former Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon.

President John F. Kennedy did it too.

Shortly after capturing the presidency, JFK denounced "the discordant voices of extremism" and derided people who distrust their leaders…Shortly thereafter, JFK signaled at a news conference that he expected the IRS to be vigilant in policing the tax-exempt status of questionable (read: conservative) organizations.

Bovard mentions President Richard Nixon (of course) and President Bill Clinton as also having used the powers of taxation to go after foes, but here's the ultimate point.

The IRS has usually done an excellent job of stifling investigations of its practices. A 1991 survey of 800 IRS executives and managers by the nonprofit Josephson Institute of Ethics revealed that three out of four respondents felt entitled to deceive or lie when testifying before a congressional committee.

Their power is almost unchecked. The IRS has unlimited investigative tools at their disposal.

The FBI does too but they (often times) are subject to Constitutional checks and balances. The IRS operates under no such thing. If they want to go after someone or some organization they will.

Politics is nothing without power. That's what is on display here. So if House Speaker John Boehner wants someone from the IRS to go jail for misusing their power at the IRS, perhaps he should move Congress to start reining it in.

Do I think President Obama ordered the IRS to make life hard on the Tea Party? No.

Is it an impeachable offense? Get real.

But I do think it reveals a bigger problem that crosses party lines and should concern ALL Americans: Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

On Twitter, Bette Midler cheered the IRS for going after the Tea Party, apparently ignorant of the fact that the party in power changes from time to time in Washington. And if she is OK with an arm of government exacting revenge on a political rival in 2013, she better not be surprised when, under President Rubio, the IRS decides to audit her taxes...for the past 11 years.

My "trust" is government can't go much lower, therefore this story neither shocks nor surprises me. Sadly, I expect it with our current political culture and don't see much change ahead. The ends justify the means rules the day in politics and for all the complaints about what happened last year, the Democrats still won the White House. Mission accomplished.

Every American citizen should be outraged anytime the United States federal government starts acting like some tin-pot dictatorship by pitting the people against one another and using its own agencies to intimidate, punish and hold on to power.

Many of us are hearing the term "BRCA1" for the first time thanks to Angelina Jolie.

That's one of the genes responsible for breast cancer. If it mutates, you have a much higher risk of developing the disease. She tested positive for the mutation and proactively had her breasts surgically removed.

As this story broke and more people began to talk about it, I received a lot of emails and text messages from women who faced a similar decision with a similar outcome.

It pains me to hear these stories and yet still surprises me just how many of our mothers, sisters, daughters, friends, aunts and grandmothers are diagnosed. If anything, Jolie's story serves as a reminder to know more about our own health and to be empowered to make a tough decision if that day should come.