DREAM ACT--FOR WHOM?

Another initiative put forward by people who obviously value U.S. citizenship so lowly they feel it should be given away like candy. 


The crux of the DREAM Act is that illegal minors would be provided citizenship if they attended college or served in the military. 


Firstly, I don't think non-citizens should be permitted to serve in the military at all. I know some want to prove their loyalty to the U.S. by doing so, and that is noble. But I would only go for it if all CITIZENS were required to serve in the military. This is the case in many countries including Norway. What could a non-citizen's other motivations be for wanting to join the military? It could be a motivation such as that of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan's. Yes, he is a U.S. citizen but did it make any difference in that case? A non-citizen could be more likely to commit such an act, or perhaps spy. We even have citizen lunkheads doing that (Wikileaker Bradley Manning).


Secondly, how does attending college equate to anything with respect to citizenship? Now that colleges are simply liberal propaganda factories. Funny how once getting a "liberal" education resulted in a broadening of one's views not narrowing. Further, under what requirements will these illegals be admitted. Surely their qualifications will not be as high as many U.S. citizens. If they could get a quality education in their own country they might not even be here. Therefore, they will be admitted at lower standards than the citizen competition. It's bad enough we've lost millions of jobs in this trying time. It would be a crime to then cheat citizens out of a college education.


Rosanna Pulido, Chicagoan and one-time candidate for Congress attended a rally against the DREAM Act. She said the following:

The Dream Act is not a dream for most Americans. It is a nightmare! It is a nightmare for the millions who are unemployed, it is a nightmare for the many who have waited to gain United States citizenship legally, and it is a nightmare to those who have played by the rules and pay high rates of college tuition. Where is Senator Durbin’s sense of justice? Is he just playing politics with the aspirations of hard working Americans? Is he playing politics with Martin Luther King, Jr.? American citizenship is too highly valued to be given away to those who break our laws. I have a dream. It is a dream different from Senator Durbin’s dream. I have a dream that once and for all we will reward those who follow the law in the United States, not break the law. If you have this same dream, you will oppose the Dream Act with me.

Enough said. 

STEELERS-RAVENS II -- REPRISE

Some things left out:


BAD


1. Sanders--This may take a while but, remember to not run out of bounds on punt coverage. After all it was Game 12.


2. Johnson--Remember you're on the place kick group so the team doesn't have to waste a time out to get your fat ass on the field.


3. Ward--Not much talk about the absolutely subpar (a.k.a. poor) game played by number 86. Maybe people are willing to give him a pass because of his resume but I think it's significant. Age can catch up to you in a quick hurry. I still rankle when he, after 13 years, talks about how people didn't think he was "fast enough, big enough, good enough" to play in the NFL. Hines, you proved them wrong, now get over it before you retire; and please don't mention it in your HOF speech.

4. Rookie receivers--Run the right routes. So far this season your screw-ups have cost the team some big plays.


GOOD


1. Kemoeatu--Nice job trying to run over people after your fumble recovery since it was against the Ravens but, next time, just fall on the ball.

2. Wallace--Generally a good job. Let's just hope the offensive coordinator figure out a good way to use you, unlike what has happened to Heath Miller.


3. Ben--More props on a fine game under adverse physical conditions.

STEELERS-RAVENS II--SAME-OLD SAME-OLD; AND WE LOVE IT!

Did you expect anything else? Nose-breaking, head concussing, nerve-racking, superman-ish, smash-mouth football with testosterone crashing wave-upon-wave for 60 minutes. NFL--THIS... IS... FOOTBALL! I can't believe these two teams survive two games a season against one another let alone the occasional three. 

THE BAD

1. Officiating--Since the Cincinnati game I've been saying this almost every week; that was the worst officiated game I've ever seen. (I missed the first quarter but I guess Baltimore could complain about their seven penalties in that period.) I'm becoming more convinced that there is some sort of conspiracy against the Steelers this year. There is no other explanation for it. (More on this in another blog.) THEN there was the non-call. yeah, that one. You can't convince me that if James Harrison had made that hit there wouldn't have been a flag.

2. Running game--What running game? Well, I'm a bit conflicted about this. My strategy would have been to go to an up-tempo all-passing game plan. No one would have expected that. Use the pass to set up the run especially against the Ravens who go balls-out to stop the run and are a bit susceptible in the secondary.

3. Will ANYONE please block Terrell Suggs? I think I saw what has to be the worst blocking attempt ever by Hines Ward last night going after Suggs on the first-and-goal run after Sanders' catch. Watch it again and tell me what you think.

I've got to get a shirt like this made for next season, substituting Ravens for Steelers of course.

4. Offense play calling--I'm certain now that the only reason Arians is still with the Steelers is because Ben loves him. Why, I don't now. They need someone who will force some pocket-discipline on him. I can hear it over the headphones: "Ben, this is Bruce. Here we wanna use the bunch-right-gun triple-pump-scramble. Just find somebody to throw to; if not, take the sack."

5. Sanders--After a good catch at the Baltimore 3 he lays there like a dead mackerel when the smart play is to get up, roll, crawl, whatever to the end zone just in case you haven't been touched. Brown came over and tried to drag him up but he was brain dead.

6. Ward--This could have been his worst game ever. The aforementioned attempted block on Suggs, several other poor or non-blocks, a critical dropped ball on third down, etc. But the tape Hines.

7. Lawrence Timmons must be hurt. He's done very little after a tremendous first 5 games.

8. Sepulveda--What now? First, tell him to stop trying to tackle on kick coverage. It's two season's in a row he's been hurt in that way. His injury displays another weakness in having your punter as your holder. If Sepulveda is done you're now brining in both a new punter AND a new holder. Not exactly what you need at a critical juncture in the season. The other weakness is you give up the potential for a fake kick with no "skill" player as your holder. I suggest next season the backup QB holds.

THE GOOD

1. Troy, Troy, Troy--No wonder the Steelers' D was so bad without him last season.


2. Can we assume Ben has finally learned to throw the ball away instead of taking sacks and putting the offense in a hole? Or was it that he just didn't want his schnoz rearranged any further.


3. Bruce Arians CAN call a good play occasionally. The "hitch" to Mike Wallace in the third quarter with Ward going in motion on the opposite side and re-setting in the backfield. Let's try that sort of thing more often.


4. Ben--Breaking loose from Suggs on first down at the 9 and buying room to backhand a pass out-of-bounds, saving a sack. I guess that's why he's "that guy."


5. Then again, there's the call for a run on first (AND second) down at the Baltimore 3 after the pass to Sanders. Who the hell didn't see THAT coming?!?


6. Sanders--Great tackle on the kick off following the Steelers' TD. Exactly what was required at that moment.


7. Redman--Hot read and great catch and run for the TD. Now why can't the WRs do that?


8. Did I mention Troy?