Texsox

If we had 12% unemployment, widespread terrorist attacks by Mexican illegals, etc. I could see getting concerned about punishment, fences, high tech survelliance, etc. But unemployment is low, has been for seemingly forever, for the most part, Mexico is a great ally, I just can't get worked into a call out the Minuteman, call the military to patrol the border, build the great wall, etc.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 1, 2006 -> 08:16 AM) MY depends are dry, what about YOURS? I go with the cheaper generics unless I'm out drinking, then I need the extra security and capacity of depends

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ May 1, 2006 -> 08:00 AM) tex, I have a customer that is in the construction industry, can't get too muych more specific, that has about 70% of its labor force hispanic. According to my office contact, about half of those are probably illegal. She says they present papers and id, but some of them she can tell are fake (she has been doing this for a while). The lowest paid laborer in this company makes over $16/hour, with benefits. They do not all pick fruit. Sometimes in your arguements you seem to assume an all or nothing pose. Not all illegals pick fruit, nor do they all have $16/hour jobs. By the way, the company is basically shut down today since they don't have enough workers coming in to staff any of their job sites. Way to f*** the white workers! And the black workers! And anyone other than the hispanic workers! So then, why would a business owner risk fines and jail time to hire these illegals at $16 per hour? The owner could fire them today, since they are illegal, he wouldn't even have to pay unemployement or have his rate go up. BTW, how many here go to high schools with Ag programs? Construction trades? Vocational Centers? "Shop" classes?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 1, 2006 -> 07:24 AM) Way to twist my point, as always. :headshake Your point was there are people willing to pick up your garbage. I agreed and pointed out we could, if we set our minds to it, have Americans doing those jobs. In fact, if we make it a National Priority we could probably have all these jobs covered, imagine . . . George W. Bush, "Tonight, I come before the American peoples and propose a bold initiative that will change American for future generations. It is my goal, by the end of this decade, to raise 12,000,000 custodians, yard workers, busboys, farm workers, and similar careers to stop the practice of immigrants taking these jobs. It will take a fundemental attitude change on the part of Americans everywhere. The American dream should be, after 12 years of our education system, our nation's children should be prepared for a minimum wage life, toiling and giving an honest day's work for an honest day's pay. Our nation's security depends on it. We can not have immigrants sneaking into this country to take these jobs. It is a small step from sneaking illegally into this country, to masterminding the bombing of a federal building, releasing posion gas on our subways, or other acts of terrorism . . ." Don't get your depends in a bunch, I'm joking.

Professional and Business Services, reports I've seen here theorize that these H1B Visa holders who have overstayed the Visas, and other infractions like that. So yes, there are some computer programmers, tool and die makers, etc in that mix. But for the most part, at least what the Economic Development Groups here are claiming, these aren't the sneak across the river types.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 1, 2006 -> 07:40 AM) Yea, cause that's all the illegals do. You must be racist. Anything to help those unemployment numbers. I haven't seen anyone making the argument illegals are accountants, Doctors, lawyers, etc. It usually is manual labor jobs, so I will accept that on face value.

QUOTE(samclemens @ May 1, 2006 -> 07:06 AM) the best thing about this rally is that illegals wont be working. this could force some employers to hire legal citizens, and hopefully, when the illegal returns to their job the next day, there isnt one waiting for him because it has been filled by a non-illegal. please god, let this happen everywhere on a huge scale. It would help Bush and those huge unemployment numbers. Or maybe legals will drop their better paying jobs for working in the outdoors picking fruit.

Video Here It's a quicktime file. Nice.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 1, 2006 -> 06:29 AM) Probably not. It's definitely apparent that "we need to help these poor, HARD-WORKING, unfortunate souls". :rolly BTW, gee, my trash is getting picked up this morning. And here all this time I just thought it was people who wouldn't want these jobs. What was I thinking? And I also find it hilarious all these stores that are closing around here today... they had "extended hours" Saturday and yesterday and they will tomorrow as well. Economic impact my ass. Again, :rolly There are people willing to take these jobs, for the most part, they just aren't born in America. But with some changes to our eduction system, I am certain we can produce more garbage collectors.

Welcome, I dislike you already I'll give you your first lesson here, green=sarcasm and kidding. Congrats on finding the right forum for this.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 30, 2006 -> 05:20 PM) If you can't just drag them, you must have them locked. Right click, arrange icons, unclick the lock icons option. I did that, I wondered if there was a way to "auto-arrange" them to the right.

I love it, but is there a way to get my icons to the other side of the screen so I can read the calendar?

controversy, who is the closer?

This thread produced a Post of the Month nominee, so 8 of you are wrong Plus we learned not to take a shower at Iwrotecode's house

Hairbanger's Ball, Jeff Jackson (I won't give his real name) is my cousin.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Apr 28, 2006 -> 06:44 AM) Economic growth. We've had this conversation before on soxtalk. Yeah, let's not go there. As long as someone else is paying my taxes for me, and countries are willing to fininace our debt, why worry That's my favorite bed time story. Borrow more money for me Mr. President.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Apr 28, 2006 -> 06:08 AM) ABSOLUTELY, the truth is somewhere in the middle. However, the main stream media, and the "liberals" that get the itch don't want to believe anything is good about the man at all. BushCo has absolutely screwed the pootch on many issues, and I have always said that if there were a Democrat that could be trusted to stand on national defense (and not smoke and mirrors bulls***) and was a fiscal conservative - meaning a Democrat that could or would admit tax cuts work and figure out another way to make the government more responsible (SPENDING CUTS) I'd vote for him in a minute. When you find any politician that will balance spending and income, I don't care what party they are from. Since when is the news about good? It's the stuff that doesn't work right that is news. This morning I turned on my shower and water came out. My neighbors also had the same thing happen. Call a reporter! Now if South Texas was without water, that's news. If we cut taxes, how come income is up?

Christian One-Liners Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited - until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers. It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one. The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close. When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.

I had a wonderful conversation with a gentleman from the southside a few years ago who must have been in his 80s or 90s. He tells me back in his days, there wasn't a hated rivalry. The teams were so far away, it didn't matter. No one was going to travel all the way to the north side t watch a game and vice versa. He believes the rivalry thing came in during the 50s and 60s as a marketing tool to get more people out to the ballpark. Like YAS, I am not in prime White Sox territory. This area is probably 340% Astros, 30% Rangers, and 30% every other team in the bigs. I can see and here Ranger games and Astros games with ease. I follow the Astros and wish them well all last season, up until their last four games. What is nice, is I could pick and choose teams to root for. When I moved here, I was a huge Bulls fans, my buddies and I split season tickets. It was real easy to support the Spurs, my closest team, because of some very classy guys on the team. I still watch and see how the Bulls are doing, but I can't get as excited. A Spurs - Bulls series would really split my loyalties. It was easy to root for the Dallas Stars with a couple ex-Hawks, but it never felt as good as if the Hawks could get to .500 It would have been easy a couple years ago to switch sides and cheer for the Cubs, after all, who would know? I'm a Chicago guy. I knew that would never happen when I laughed so hard I cried when Bartman received his 15 minutes of fame.

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Apr 27, 2006 -> 09:08 PM) If I find a wife that will let me have one.....I am all for it...... While that's a great goal, finding one that will let you have the boat, motorcycle, Friday night Poker game, season Sox, Bulls, and Bears tickets, and a "special friend" near work, that's a keeper!

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Apr 27, 2006 -> 11:32 PM) BTW, in tangentially related news, Arlen Specter is threatening to pull the plug on funding for the NSA's Domestic Spying program if the White House doesn't start cooperating and disclose to the Senate just what the program exactly does. Our system at work. balance meet check, or in this case, potentially no check.

While there is a bit of poetic justice in what is probably going to be there fate, I believe we have a moral obligation, once we lock someone up, for their welfare. The criminal assault of people in our care, is shameful. However, in this case, I'm not too worked up over it

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Apr 27, 2006 -> 11:07 PM) Tex is dated. Now she's single but too old . . .