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I like a balanced schedule and interleague takes away from that. The Mets know every year they will have a battle with the Yankees, the Cubs know they will face a top team in the Sox. Houston will have an easier time with Kap's backyard team, the Rangers. I liked the theoretical debates with cluelessCub fans. Actually beating them isn't as much fun.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ May 17, 2006 -> 02:39 PM) He's stated that he's in favor of deportation in the past, if I'm not mistaken. I thought he backed off because of the cost and logistics.

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ May 17, 2006 -> 02:35 PM) He's a juicer, a mean person, and a racist. The only reason he wants 715 is b/c Ruth is white, and he doesn't like white people. I bet that if Aaron was at 714 and Ruth was at 755, you'd see Bonds saying he wants to play in 2007 and go after Ruth Wow. I dislike Baroid as much as the next person, but do you really think he stayed in the game just to beat a white guy? :headshake

^^^^^^ Quick summary. I am in favor of allowing those immigrants who have jobs or can show financial support to immigrate. No financial support, no immigration. I do not believe that there are that many illegals getting paid less than minimum wage. I believe more were working with false papers and receiving minimum wage. It's also safer for the employer. I am also in favor of tying immigration numbers to some job number, not some arbitrary guess that we have to live with in 5 years that may under or over fill the workforce. I don't believe you are in favor of rounding up and deporting them, and you don't want to have them benefit from their crime, so what is your solution with the existing illegals? I favor a program for those illegals who have demonstrated good behavior to earn citizenship. They must not have committed a crime, have a good work history, etc.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 17, 2006 -> 02:23 PM) OMG

Errors are an inexact science. Giving any team 4 outs in an inning is going to hurt. It also rattles some pitchers, causes some players to press at the plate, etc. What is probably another great conversation is how stout the Sox are at making other teams pay for their mistakes.

The courts today would have Joe in a uniform before spring training.

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ May 17, 2006 -> 12:46 PM) How would being in Vegas have concerns over gambling?? You don't have to be in Vegas in-person to gamble. Access to the players and the players having access to gambling. IIRC you still can't wager on UNLV games. Dallas metroplex is bigger than SA. You have to toss Fort Worth into the discussion.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ May 15, 2006 -> 11:09 PM) I care what happens to them. Laughing at their misery is almost as much fun as watching our Sox inflict misery and force feed s*** to other teams. Exactly. Except I care more about them losing when the Sox are losing. The "yeah we suck, but your guys suck even worse" moments are sometimes all we had. Now it's a nice sideline while the Sox are winning. Also very close to the years when the Packers and Bears would both win 5 or 6 games. As long as they won the series fans acted like they did something that year.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ May 17, 2006 -> 11:12 AM) It's pure comedy as far as I'm concerned. I'd pay top dollar for a highlight reel of Bonds getting plunked. Scumbags should be made to suffer, and Russ Springer is now a personal hero of mine. Come on fathom, you know that you were laughing out loud when you saw the pitch sequence.

QUOTE(Cknolls @ May 17, 2006 -> 01:49 PM) http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2...0813.shtml?s=lh Where's the compassion??? Maybe the ACLU will take their case. Of course felons should be shipped back, and fast. I would even reduce the 3 misdemeanors to 2 or 1. I agree 100% with this quote Seems so simple. As soon as we get further and further away from this thought, we get in trouble.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2006 -> 12:48 PM) And that's my point. It shouldn't be that way. If we are going to open up the US job market to foreign labor, why shouldn't the entire world be on equal footing, and not just one race who happend to hit the geography lotto? I honestly believe it is racist to open the US labor market to primarily one race. Then again our entire immigration system is racist as it considers certian countries immigrants by their country of orgin, instead of simply by something like their plight, or their skills. We should take care of our neighbors because it adds to our national securty. Having an ally next door is advantagous to having an enemy. Healthy Canada and Mexico helps out economy by creating easy to get to markets for our goods and services.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 17, 2006 -> 12:31 PM) Actually you couldn't be more backwards on what I have said. A guest worker program is an excellent ideal to strive for. QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 17, 2006 -> 08:43 AM) You're right, what was I thinking. We should just annex Mexico and get it over with, right? I mean they obviously need our tax money more than we do, not to mention we need busboys and fruitpickers as you have pointed out, and no American should have to do that when we have Mexicans who will... Stuff like the above and pointing out that at higher wages, American's would be willing to work these jobs, led me to believe that you didn't think we needed the workers. So we both agree immigrant labor is necessary. You would prefer to open up a worldwide lottery for those workers, placing a humanitarian premium on who gets in. I like the theory, but believe it is in America's best interest to have allys with strong economies and would prefer to see Canada and Mexico with an edge. Yes, it's geographical luck, but isn't the famines in Africa and the civil unrest also geographical luck? Help ourselves and our neighbors first. With NAFTA and other intragovernment programs, it only makes sense.

See, he fulfilled that campaign promise to streamline government and make things easier.

what's that site again? On line polls are meaningless. For example, I was elected to the Soxtalk Hall of Fame in a online poll. Game.Set.Match

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 17, 2006 -> 08:34 AM) Of the top 5 things that bother me about the Sox this year, he doesn't even make the list. My list in no particular order: - Boone Logan's suckiness - Jon Garland's woes - Ross Gload's uselessness for this team - Jenk's shaky outings - The incomplete green seats That's about my list as well. But he's in the top 10, maybe the top 7.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 17, 2006 -> 11:16 AM) But see, here's the one problem with something like that. If I want to unionize or try to work towards a better salary, or if I want to file a workplace complaint, or something silly like that, I have that right, and if things get really bad I can always just quit and go look for another job. But if a guest worker has a problem with a company, or the company decides it's given out too many raises to guest workers and lets them go in favor of new blood, then those people are stuck without jobs, and if you're only allowed in this country with a job, basically you wind up having to choose between tolerating whatever situation you're in or deportation. Unsafe working conditions are covered by OSHA, and basic US protections are in place, so I am not concerned about most abuses. But then, let's tie it to the unemployment rate. If unemployement in the skill area the immigrant is applying for is increasing, then decrease the number of immigrants allowed and vice versa. It helps no one when workers are out of work. And I will not bankrupt the US by allowing more workers in than can be supported. Emphasis on worker in a Guest Worker program. Another way to help this is the company would have a limited number of "do overs", after that, they would not be allowed to continue to hire guest workers. The same objection I have to people that make statements that illegal is illegal and we should deal with it without looking at anything else, I have to statements that allow immigration for immigration sake. There has to be a need and benefit to the US. I will admit, when someone like Southsider is so opposed and believes that jobs aren't part of the equation, I start to doubt my position. He is far ahead of me with economics, but it seems too obvious.

Is it necessary for the population to monitor the government and know what the goverment is doing? Or should be just allow the government to tell us? Is it necessary for individuals to have a means to report when the government is doing something wrong? Who can do that, and what controls should the government be allowed to place on the very group the citizens have selected to monitor the government? I am more concerned about curtailing the press than my own phone records.

^^^^^ perfect leader for the times. He also was pretty smart about immgration and what to do with Mexican nationals who were working in the US.

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 17, 2006 -> 10:57 AM) Vote for that man! It's either Kinky or current governor Perry. Perry has looked ineffective in our school funding debates, but overall he still seems like the best choice. Kinky would be a kind of Ventura governor. More celeb than governor and I don't think Texas needs that. Although, if I could be persuaded to believe he really wants to be governor, and this isn't a career move, that could change. I believe Kap is still looking for a candidate and my guess he's going to lean toward ex-Republican turned independent Strayhorn.

I wasn't aware of the widespread gambling that was going on. I never really bothered to learn anything about that era.

Best? Possibly. Most competitive and entertaining? Yes.

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 17, 2006 -> 10:50 AM) Just curious. Does he ever send you an email without asking for money? No I was just thinking the only politician who sends me stuff without a soliciation is Kinky.

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 17, 2006 -> 10:45 AM) After thinking about this, I was mistaken. Please disregard. you probably were thinking "a" seat, not "the" seat.

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