The Mad Sailor

Here we go again, another round of really really stupid ideas. I’m talking about immigration law. Some fathead in Arizona decided to trample the Constitution in order to catch a few more illegal aliens ….. meaning Mexicans. So lets all sober up and take a closer look at this issue.

Are you having a problem with illegal Canadians? …. NOOOOO! Are you having a problem with illegal Japanese? … NOOOOO! Are you having a problem with illegal Brits? ….. NOOOO!  … Just Mexicans?

Now why do you think that is? What is so different about Mexico? Could it be that life is so bad there that these people will brave all manor of hardship, danger, even death to get out of that country? Do you think dumb, childish, unconstitutional Arizonian laws will stop them after walking hundreds of miles through wilderness, paying shady characters to get them across the boarder and trusting to thieves and murderers to get them to America? …… NOOOOOO! They are telling you, through their actions, that they have nothing to lose. Do you think avoiding the police (something they already do) is much of a deterrent after all they went through just to get out of Mexico? NOOO? …. Me neither!

What we have here is another fine case of a politician doing something really stupid just to get his name in the paper. I hope the people of Arizona will brighten themselves up and oust the fool. I won’t mention his name. He’s already had too much publicity.

Now about Mexico. The immigration will stop only when life in Mexico becomes bearable. If you really want to stem the tide, fix Mexico. I’m not saying it would be easy to fix Mexico. No one has been able to bring real change to Mexico so far. But, that is the only way to solve your problem.

Oh yes, about those American born children of illegal immigrants …. THEY ARE AMERICANS! It says so in the constitution! If you don’t like it …. LEAVE!

Do you remember Battlestar Galactica? Lorne Green leading a rag tag band of humans across the galaxy. Apollo and Starbuck, dripping testosterone, killed cylons and kissed the girls. Now that was good science fiction even if it was a rewrite of Bonanza. The formula for success has long been the same, our hero defeats the bad guys, wins the day, kisses his horse and rides of into the sunset on the girl .

The 2003 sequel with Edward James Olmos turned a perfectly fine sci fi into a FRACKING soap opera. Ever since Miami Vice Olmos has been one of my favorite actors …. ever! But the new Battlestar Galactica dragged on and on ….. and on. I only watched a few episodes before total boredom  kicked in and led me off to other, more interesting entertainment.

And now there’s Caprica! What a great idea! Where did the Cylons come from? What started the war? This could be a great story line. Bzzzzzzzt! Wrong! All we got was another FRACKING soap opera. Another good idea gone bad. Sooooo, I’m outta here. I won’t waste any more time on Caprica.

So boys stand up for real science fiction! Let’s go watch Rodan on flash-candy.com

Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff, wrote: “When dozens of states start selling both Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets for the first time ever, winners may take home jackpots that aren’t so mega.”

Please go directly to school. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Dummy! The size of the jackpot is determined by the odds of winning not the number of players this week. It won’t change. But with a choice of lotteries to play you may reduce the number of players for Mega Millions. So it will take longer for anyone to win. The odds of winning are still 1:175,711,538.