I dunno about illegal immigration destroying California, Riginslinger. I think it has more to do with people who think they should get government services without having to pay taxes, and with legislation-by-the-wealthiest in our initiative process. I think I'd blame the destruction of California on the selfishness of special interests and the abandonment of the idea of the Common Good. I really can't believe that illegal immigrants are the reason.

Sometimes I wonder why it's so horribly immoral for somebody to come into California from Mexico to find a job. Heck, I came to California in 1970 in search of the elusive California Girl. Is my pursuit more moral than theirs?

I will admit that California has gone downhill since I first saw it in 1970. Our parks and our schools are the most obvious indication.

As for the health care bill, I wonder. It may be correct that the Obama plan is doomed to inefficiency and eventual failure, because so much has been cranked in to satisfy special interests. For legislation to be effective, it has to be made for the Common Good and not for the selfishness of special interests.

-Joe-