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QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 10:17 AM) A valid question, and I'd hope the answer is yes. I think you over-estimate the intelligence of the general public.

Harry Reid Tells A Tall Tale? Blog of the Week Right Wing News comments on what looks like an excellent takedown of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid by the Washington Times. Reid, as you probably know, is embarassed by the fact that in 1993, he gave a fiery anti-illegal immigration speech and introduced legislation to tighten up the system. That, of course, is at odds with the current position of the Democratic Party, which now advocates making citizens out of illegal aliens even if they have been convicted of felonies (above and beyond illegal immigration). So yesterday Reid tearfully took the Senate floor and disavowed his 1993 position. He said that he changed his mind after a few days because his wife, whose parents were immigrants, chided him. It turns out, however, that Reid reintroduced his bill and testified for it in the Senate Judiciary Committee the following year, 1994. Confronted with this fact, Reid last night backtracked on his touching story: Mr. Reid's office said last night that his conversion occurred after the second time he introduced his bill but couldn't give an exact time line. They can't give an exact time line, I suspect, until they've done a Nexis search and figured out when Reid last gave an anti-illegal immigration speech that was reported in the press. Posted by John at 10:31 AM | Permalink Very Kerryesque.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 07:49 PM) If we told companies that were hiring illegal labor to do their jobs, that if we catch you, we'll fine you so hard that you'll shut down or cripple your business, and if you do it intentionally we'll put your ass in jail - within two years - the illegal immigration issue will solve itself. agreed

Oberweis in any flavor is the best !!!!!!!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 04:27 PM) Are y'all taking the stance we should stop all immigration? Anyone wish to defend our present policy of allowing any Cuban who reaches the beach to stay? How does that fit into the equation? We are a nation of immigrants. We all owe our citizenship to a relative who immigrated. Relatives who immigrated legally. The immigrants who migrated in the early 20th century came through Ellis Island. They also had to pass an English test. Why can't people stop equating the Mexican immigration flood gate with our ancestors who immigrated. They are entirely different.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 02:49 PM) Unfortunately, it's such little money that it wouldn't be worth the administrative cost of doing so. If they're not living there illegally, it's not an issue. Right, because it's our job as American taxpayers to pump money into foreign economies. 16.60 billion as of 2004. Not chump change.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:13 PM) I think we should have a guest worker program that lets us import guest worker reporters. If Mexican journalists were flooding into the United States and taking jobs as reporters and editors at half the pay being earned by American reporters and editors, maybe people in the media would understand why the argument about "taking jobs that Americans don't want" doesn't always apply. THEN, maybe we can start on politicians. All the graft, at half the price! Woo hoo! You got to love Thomas Sowell.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 02:19 PM) Do you have a source as to the second largest source of income to the Mexican gov't? BTW, there is a large number of Americans living in Mexico. They found their Social Security checks go a lot farther in Mexico. Thre are several towns that are almost 100% American. We should also stop Americans from travelling overseas and spending money there. Plenty of nice spots in the US. We have to deprive these countries of our dollars. If these people were travelling they would eventually go home, right. Isn't that what travelling is?

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/3/...1215.shtml?s=ic This is precious. Is this Landrieu related to the Senator, and the man who is running for Mayor???

QUOTE(mac9001 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) Well, that's essentially what the guest worker program does, right? How so?

Why can't we tax the money these illegals repatriate to Mexico? Seems like it would help defray the costs of the social services they swallow. It would also deprive the Mexican gov't from the second largest source of income in their country.

http://drudgereport.com/flash9ab.htm.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 21, 2006 -> 05:47 PM) It is believed that either now or within a very short number of years (i.e. before Iran even gets the bomb) North Korea will have missiles with the capability to strike the west coast of the United States. They also are likely very close to having submarine-based launch capability through submarines and equipment purchased from Russia (with intermediary help of Rev. Moon), which could also launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. Reuters and Janes' reported that a few years ago. Glad I live in Chicago.

If Gov. Rod wins re-election... will he please get a f***ing haircut.......

Can someone explain to me why John Stroger was not taken to his namesake for treatment? Why is he running for office? Quadruple by-pass, diabetes, stroke........well qualified. Retire already..........

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 03:02 AM) The dude only links to GOP and wing nut blogs. Although its conceivable that something like this is happening, I think that its probably not likely. I don't know what Randy Michaels would want with a station and signal like WLIB's. Please refer me to where it is that says this is a GOP blog. Where on the Air America??????????????

http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2006/03...-city-icbc.html Looks like the only place you'll here them is on satellite. So much for ratings.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 07:04 PM) This wasn't done on government time. Not much is...

The sodfather is a big fan of Vito&Nick's in Lemont. He is in there all the time, especially Fridays.

For a thicker crust, but not deep dish: any of the Salerno's pizzerias. Original is in Berwyn, also in Plainfield, and the one I now go to in Burr Ridge. Little Joe's in New Lenox is also good. Nobody beats Vito& Nick's for thin crust. Cash only!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the next election could be a campaign between two former Govs of the same state. Allen vs Warner. I think this would be a very good race.

Why isn't it a violation of the Hippocrtatic Oath for a doctor to kill a baby in the third tri-mester? Because they call it a fetus??????????

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 24, 2006 -> 12:25 PM) Ah! One of the great ironies around here. Conservatives in favor of capital punishment and against abortion. Liberals opposed to capital punishment and in favor of abortion. The only real difference is that the unborn are totally innocent ... always.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 02:19 PM) If the judge has changed his mind on whether the death penalty is warranted in this case, it would seem to me to be a good reason to not allow the death penalty carried out. I believe he changed his mind on the subject in its entirety.

Only in California folks. Now the death warrant expired, and the corrections dep't. has to go back to the judge who sentenced this jackass and get a new warrant to carry out the punishment. Only a little problem now exists: the judge has now changed his mind on the death penalty. How many more years of agony will this family suffer before this scumbag is exterminated? Equal Justice ???? :puke