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We've brought up guys for this same series before.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ May 17, 2007 -> 05:44 PM) na, no one will buy those. you wanna go with the Goracle stickers. Talk about a vote that didn't matter. My area is about 95% Democrats and Texas leaned a lttle toward Dubya in the last election. I knew before casting my vote that my County would be overwhelming to the Dems and the electoral college vote would be to Bush.

The The McAllen Monitor, a newspaper on the border. McALLEN — Local leaders and immigrant advocates said the U.S. Senate’s plan to offer 12 million illegal immigrants green cards and more visas for skilled and educated workers would do little to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States. “The waiting lists for green cards are currently 10 to 15 years long,” said Vaughn Cox, spokesman for the labor group La Union del Pueblo Entero. “That is not a realistic hope for someone who has to migrate.” Senators reached a bipartisan compromise Thursday that will most likely be debated on the Senate floor Monday. It would allow the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States to stay for eight to 13 more years, as long as they pay a $5,000 fine and a processing fee. President Bush said he supported the bill. In return, the head of the family would need to leave the country at the end of the period to await their green card in their home country. Children under 18 and spouses will be allowed to wait in the United States. The time period for that wait hasn’t been set yet. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) was one of the senators involved in the three-month long negotiations, said his spokesman, John Drogin. In a conference call Thursday with reporters, Cornyn said the bill is a “work in progress” and that a better job needs to be done to battle identity theft and document fraud. He also called for doubling the size of the U.S. Border Patrol and boosting worksite enforcement, both components the Senate’s plan requires before implementing any new immigration law. “I do not support a repetition of the amnesty that passed in 1986,” Cornyn said. “Granting legal status to 12 million people is problematic.” The plan also includes a new guest worker program that would allot 400,000 visas a year. Workers could renew that every two years, for a maximum of three times. These visas would be awarded based on a point system that values skilled and educated workers more than families, which currently have a more likely chance of obtaining temporary visas. Agricultural workers would be covered under a separate program. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.), one of the lead negotiators, said the compromise, which is 380 pages long, would most likely be demonized by critics for being too lenient or too harsh. “It has been a prodigious effort over the last three months,” he said during a nationally televised press conference. “No matter what we craft, we will be attacked.” The bill is more of a security bill than an immigration bill, said Michele Waslin, director of immigration policy research for the National Council of La Raza. Visas for temporary workers would be handed out on a point system that shifts weight to high-skilled and educated workers, making it less likely for families to get visas, she said. “It really undermines our whole foundation for our immigration system right now,” she said. “We think it is very problematic that it allows people in for a short period of time and then forces them to leave; we don’t want to create a second-class worker that has fewer rights and is vulnerable.” The Mexican government declined to comment pending a review of the proposal, according to Miriam Medel-Garcia, spokeswoman for the consulate in McAllen. The U.S. House of Representatives is set to begin debating its bill once the Senate approves its own bill. It’s estimated that will happen around June or July, said U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, whose district includes Starr and western Hidalgo counties. He and other congressmen were briefed on the Senate compromise about an hour before an agreement was reached. He would not specifically comment on the Senate version, but said he supports any bill that enforces border security, enacts a guest-worker program and deals with the 12 million illegal immigrants. “If (illegal immigrants) follow rules, pay taxes and don’t violate laws, we will let them into our community,” he said. “I am glad that the Senate has started some type of process to legalize the 11 or 12 million illegal immigrants.” ——

"Jew him down" is just a common phrase in today's world. Kids everywhere say it. It means the same thing as "To get him to lower the price." Meanings of some words change over the years and that's whats happened with "Jew"... If you don't like it, get over it. Public opinion is generally protected by the 1st Amendment, and if it's someone's opinion that they should be able to say "Jew him down" then they should be able to. "n***** rig" is just a common phrase in today's world. Kids everywhere say it. It means the same thing as "patch something together." Meanings of some words change over the years and that's whats happened with "n*****"... If you don't like it, get over it. Public opinion is generally protected by the 1st Amendment, and if it's someone's opinion that they should be able to say "n***** rig," then they should be able to. Why was gay substituted for stupid? That answer is why society frowns on these stereotypes.

Actually your article is way better.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ May 17, 2007 -> 03:50 PM) you should start selling "Don't blame me, I voted for the Goracle" bumper stickers. I guess I should start selling a Blame me, I voted for Bush.

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=58669 Don't like the filibuster?

Shoot off the fireworks, it's over!

Shoot off the fireworks, it's over!

Throw hard and grab a nice post game soda

s*** I feel old. Hawk mentions relievers from thirty, forty years ago, I was watching QUOTE(G&T @ May 17, 2007 -> 03:11 PM) Erstad flies out to left. Let's see if Pablo can do something. Nice, Pablo with a base hit on a hit and run. First and 3rd. I didn't realize I'm getting a delayed signal via mlb. I read that as the pitch was going

Bye Viz

OMG he looks like crap up there. Since he couldn't hit the pitcher, let the pitcher hit you.

Cy Garland. It's been a while since Judy pitched.

Sweeeeeeet

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 17, 2007 -> 02:50 PM) In what way? All the happy crap. This guy is great, he's great, we're great,

LMAO at the flubbies For some reason Hawk is annoying me today.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 17, 2007 -> 01:57 PM) The Goracle is abosulutely the best president we never had, isn't he? I know I wish I had voted differently

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ May 17, 2007 -> 11:42 AM) are you in Santlerville?? Pay attention the next few days, you'll figure it out. Now that you are looking. BTW, a Scout always carries binoculars ;-)

Tech terms baffle Internet terrorism trial judge MARK TREVELYAN Reuters May 16, 2007 at 2:35 PM EDT LONDON — A British judge admitted on Wednesday he was struggling to cope with basic terms like “website” in the trial of three men accused of inciting terrorism via the Internet. Judge Peter Openshaw broke into the questioning of a witness about a Web forum used by alleged Islamist radicals. “The trouble is I don't understand the language. I don't really understand what a website is,” he told a London court during the trial of three men charged under anti-terrorism laws. Prosecutor Mark Ellison briefly set aside his questioning to explain the terms “website” and “forum”. An exchange followed in which the 59-year-old judge acknowledged: “I haven't quite grasped the concepts.” Violent Islamist material posted on the Internet, including beheadings of Western hostages, is central to the case. Concluding Wednesday's session and looking ahead to testimony on Thursday by a computer expert, the judge told Ellison: “Will you ask him to keep it simple, we've got to start from basics.” Younes Tsouli, 23, Waseem Mughal, 24, and Tariq al-Daour, 21, deny a range of charges under Britain's Terrorism Act, including inciting another person to commit an act of terrorism “wholly or partly” outside Britain. Tsouli and Mughal also deny conspiracy to murder. Al-Daour has pleaded not guilty to conspiring with others to defraud banks, credit card and charge card companies. Prosecutors have told the jury at Woolwich Crown Court, east London, that the defendants kept car-bomb-making manuals and videos of how to wire suicide vests as part of a campaign to promote global jihad, or holy war. The trial continues.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 17, 2007 -> 11:52 AM) There are taxes (mostly at the state level) that are %... now that's slightly different, but it's the same point. Allocations, smallocations. Social Security taxes coming out of my paycheck sure as hell isn't for social security. Earmarks don't mean crap in Washington. Where the switch occurs, much like lottery revenues going to schools, is when funds are cut from the general fund and the net expenditures remain the same. From the links I found on gas tax, perhaps some local are a percentage, but the federal and state governments wisely went for a price per gallon. Didn't at least one Eastern state reduce their tax bite when prices went through the roof a couple years ago? I thought with Social Security the problem has been that deductions alone are not paying for all the benefits and we've had to augment that with other tax revenue. I don't think it's Social Security has been a surplus and they are using it elsewhere. Overall, we agree. We are taxed left and right and never see the whole bill in one place. I've seen some averages, but I would love to get to a system where at least once a year I received a total I have paid in taxes, from income to "sin" taxes.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ May 16, 2007 -> 12:27 PM) While Brian and I are no where near Junya fans, Nice to see you have Brian in line