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It is interesting that drug cartels taking over houses hasn't been reported or talked about here. The violence across the river has been talked about, but we've been more worried about it crossing over. And we do have to worry about mexico and their situation. We have lived with the luxery of a peaceful neighbor. It has saved us untold trillions of dollars. Imagine if a socialist or communist government took control. Not as far fetched as it sounds.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 11, 2010 -> 07:24 AM) The teams from the eras you mention weren't top 5 in payroll but I hear you. Payroll wasn't that strong of a factor in the 70s and Veck's "Rent a Player" was suppose to make the difference.

For most of my 40 or so years as a Sox fan, this is what we got. Teams that looked "competitive" but were quickly exposed as wannabes. You gotta love baseball for baseball's sake to keep your sanity. I understand y'all have the right to be angst filled, hair pulling out, raving lunatics. But hitting the playoffs once every ten years was about the norm in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. So IMNSHO, try to relax, allow the season to unfold, get to as many games as you can, enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of a MLB game. Most everyone here are very intelligent fans who can find the good stuff that casual fans overlook.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ May 10, 2010 -> 08:57 AM) Now, some joker you met in the craigslist casual encounters is the beneficiary of all your hard work. Hope you remembered to remove the guns and other "toys" before you gave him the goods. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...p;#entry2146645 fixed The hidden compartments shown were factory built. I modified one of them to make it slightly more difficult to get into. I did not show him one of the compartments, we'll see if he ever finds it. I'm guessing he's going to be reselling the set. His wife wasn't really interested in looking at it.

As I said with Bush. The President should be allowed, should be expected even, to nominate someone from within their political spectrum. The confirmation should come down to matters of character.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 9, 2010 -> 07:56 PM) Bat him 7th or 8th. In 129 AB's in the 7th-8th hole, he has hit .326 and .394 respectively. In the 2 hole, he's only hitting .233 Let him figure it out lower in the order. Bingo. Actually an accurate order would be 1-3-4-8-8-8-8-9-9

Major league players need to learn how to work out of slumps at the major league level. He can't spend his career expecting a few weeks in AAA to correct his problems. But I would not argue too much if they did send him down.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 9, 2010 -> 04:28 PM) All I can say is, that bringing in Linebrink to stop the Jenks bleeding is like using paint thinner to douse a fire.

Thank God the Hawks are still in the playoffs. I'm avoiding this trainwreck until they finish.

I have the Ozzie version. Instead of one powerful version it rotates between these three . . . QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 9, 2010 -> 02:13 PM) thats what i have. except the more powerful version.

I am selling it. Here is one of the compartments QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 05:28 PM) I'd be interested to hear more about those secret compartments. I am not a huge gun advocate, but if some s*** goes down in this area some day, I want the ability to defend myself.

Of all the cool things that can be done using the internet, selling a bedroom set in a couple hours is near the top of the list. Now let's hope he doesn't kill me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 9, 2010 -> 08:26 AM) So it is looking like #1 vs #2 in the West... Let's finish the Canucks and do this! You gotta beat the man to be the man . . .

I can't even watch that entire video.

I agree. Would you agree with the idea that a healthy Mexico is best for our security? QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 8, 2010 -> 09:29 AM) I've said before if we are going to do a program like this, it is essentially based on need. If people didn't feel that they needed a better life, they wouldn't come here in the first place. Personally I don't feel that just because Mexico is the closest to the US, that they should be the most favored nation. I would rather see us taylor our program towards saving people in REAL need. I'm not talking about just poverty, I am talking about people in war torn areas, people living through famines, people suffering genocide, people who are political targets. With all of the really desperate situations in the world, we can do better than being Mexico's welfare program.

Using non polluting, renewable sources, my new electric price is 12.43/kw Texas has choice in electric providers.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2010 -> 10:15 PM) That makes no sense. A person taking someones job illegally is a person taking someone's job illegally. If it is happening a lot, shouldn't that upset people more? I have to agree with you here. The one argument I have no reply for are those legal immigrants who say, "I did it legally, they should have to also",

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) And they are hired because they are willing to work for less than they can hire American's for. Is that a bad thing? Doesn't it mean our education system works? Also, wages are not the total picture. They are willing to work in industries that others will not. My greatest concern is the agriculture industry.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) I have no problem with a non-racist guest worker program. But It still doesn't take away the incentive to hire someone illegally for cheaper. Which includes hiring citizens and paying them cash. The fact is immigrants from Mexico and South America can arrive here for a few hundred bucks and a lot of walking. It just doesn't make sense for employers spending more, or immigrants spending more, on jobs that pay minimum wage. So this is where the pool of workers will come from. Not racist, it's simple economics. It is also based on a hundred years of workers doing just this.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2010 -> 08:49 PM) So the penalty shouldn't fit the crime? The penalty should fit the crime, the time between arrest and trial should also fit the crime. We allow accused murders out on bail, shouldn't there be bail for this?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2010 -> 07:02 PM) Maybe we should rethink illegal immigration as as minor crime? If the penalty means you are going to be out of the country anyway, why should you have the opportunity to get set free? You are right, that is counter-intuitive. It comes back to innocent until proven guilty. Just because someone is caught without proof of citizenship, doesn't mean they are illegals. You may have forgotten to bring your papers on a business trip. Deporting them becomes a problem. Plus what country do we deport them to? Hey, I'm here illegally, deport me to Australia for the summer! We think of all those Spanish speakers are Mexican nationals, but a large percentage, perhaps as many as 25% are from further south. Maybe we do need a national ID card and if you lose it, risk being sent somewhere. I guess they would send me back to Germany lol

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2010 -> 02:11 PM) Ideally the states shouldn't have to worry, but that is a different story. Good point. The other crazy part is when someone is caught they wind up released on some sort of bail arrangement until they can appear in court. Well duh, if you are here illegally you won't show up. But the Bill of Rights prevents suspects to be held without bail for a minor crime.

Balta makes the stretch at first and the umps call bull s***! Tazed to gain information? Yeah torture. Tazed to stop the guy and get him off the field? No torture. Sorry dude, I usually am standing next to you in opinion, but this time the stretch was just a little too far.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2010 -> 09:08 AM) It is another huge intrusion into individual rights, IMO. I agree. I'm just struggling to answer the question shouldn't a state have the right, or perhaps even have an obligation, to know the nationality of people within their borders? Or another way, under what conditions should someone be asked to prove their nationality? All of the solutions I can come up with have serious flaws.