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QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 08:27 AM) Yes. In your example, he would be a tax paying US citizen and would be treated like any one else. I certainly wouldn't expect Mexico to support him for the rest of his life. This whole thing seems pretty cut and dry. At least as far as common sense goes. I agree with everything except tax paying. Depending on the Mexican company, he may be completely on a Mexico payroll and not paying US taxes. In fact, that is one reason a lot of Social Security checks and other pensions head to Mexico. But yeah, it does seem like common sense until some criminal gets returned for millions of dollars in care.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 07:45 AM) WTF? Name a D who has been established to have had personal improprieties and not almost immediately resigned? There's enough Republicans who qualify on that list to form their own caucus. You can go for financial improprieties and a few Dems will show up, but a few Republicans will show up as well. William Clinton? Gary Hart? Gary Condit?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 10:14 PM) Again, we didn't "kick him out" without first treating him. Feel free to keep ignoring that for the sake of a bad argument. And I think the country sending this criminal back is in the right in doing so, it's not as if we are talking about an upstanding citizen here. Really, we didn't kick him out? I'm sorry then, I must have misread where the US Hospital send him back to Mexico. For some reason I thought the hospital tried to find other facilities to care for him, and after they could not find anyone else to care for him, they flew him to Mexico. I guess my posts sound pretty crazy thinking that removing someone from your place is "kicking them out". I am such a dummy. I'm not ignoring the treatment at all. In fact I pointed out that he was treated in my first post. I'm not certain what argument you are finding here. I asked a simple question. What if Mexico cried they were too poor to treat a US citizen who was working in their country illegally, would we welcome that criminal back, after he was treated and stabilized?

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Christopher Lee setting a record for fastest resignation with the smallest known misstep.

I wish the Dems would follow suit when it happens to someone with a (D) after their name.

If I was a journalist I'd be all over this. There has to be a very big juicy story.

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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 06:27 PM) What the hell is this, even? This went from an actual discussion about an actual story to a complete hypothetical crap fest. That said, what kind of "crime" did he commit in Mexico? Did he steal a candy bar? Or did he rape someone? If it's the latter, I'd rather the person be thrown in the ocean to drown a miserable death, and then nobody has to take care of him ever again. If it's the former, yes, he should be returned to the country he belongs in, as I'm sure he feels bad for stealing that baby ruth for Sloth. He was working there without his proper papers (FM3). Believe it or not, Mexico required workers to fill out a couple forms and pay a small fee to work in their country. And not quite so hypothetical because it happens in our Maquila operations every once in a while where an employee working in Mexico but on the US payroll is injured and winds up in a Mexico hospital. I've never heard of a case where the person was in need of nursing home care, but at least for smaller injuries, Mexico does not kick patients out. I was just wondering how everyone would feel if the situation was in reverse. Another country shipping a criminal back so that the American taxpayer could pay the bill. If you don't like the question, feel free to not respond.

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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 01:05 PM) The key difference of course is that in one case you're talking about LEGAL citizens, and here we're talking about someone who broke the law, was saved by a gracious system, and is now complaining that the free handout of 650k in medical care paid for by the US is not enough. I am talking about someone who was a criminal in Mexico. While committing a crime in Mexico he is badly injured. Mexico then claims it will cost them too much to take care of him so they send him back to the US for treatment and lifelong care. Y'all would be fine with getting the criminal back because he is an American citizen and even though he was committing a crime in Mexico, the US taxpayer should pay for his lifelong treatment.

QUOTE (G&T @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 02:37 PM) I read that you need a burr grinder to get a coarse grind for a french press, but that all seems expensive. Don't let great be the enemy of good. I've even used regular drip grind and it was better than using a drip coffee maker, so that's what I did.

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Just wondering, using the example of an American who decided to leave the US and move to another country. He becomes injured working there and needs a lifetime of care at considerable expense would you . . . Say screw him, he left the US, it is his problem, he likes that country so much he should stay there or Since he is an American citizen he is our responsibility from cradle to grave and the US taxpayer should pay for his injuries and lifetime treatment.

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QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 09:15 AM) I can't imagine giving caffeine to somebody that is already hyperactive and can't sit down or focus on something for very long. Actually the drugs they give are stimulants. I was surprised as well. Focusing is an active process.

I agree with SS. He received treatment that saved his life and made it possible to transport him. He was going to die in someone's health care system, returning him to his home, I believe, is a sound, ethical, and moral decision.

Damn, four day weekend over, back to the grind.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Feb 7, 2011 -> 01:08 PM) I actually saw a little kid (7 or 8ish?) drinking coffee yesterday. Kinda surprised me. My kids have had small sips of their grandparent's coffee here and there but that's about it. Most everyone I know didn't start drinking it until high school at the earliest. They may be trying a little self medication for ADD or ADHD. Many people report it helping. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_caffeine_treat_ADHD

QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 5, 2011 -> 11:20 PM) How old are they? 7th Grade girls. For most it is their first time playing. I have them in a 4-4-2, so we're already a bit stacked on defense. My two middle backs are awesome.

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