The problem with outrage against the law is that it will lead to a push-back where Arizona thinks, "You know, all we wanted was to be able to campaign for reelection by saying we voted against the Mexicans. But you want racism? Here we go."

I don't get that upset about racial profiling. It either makes sense, or it doesn't depending on the magnitude of the problem. It didn't make sense with internment camps. It doesn't make sense to be randomly strip searching white grandmothers at airports. It doesn't make sense to be randomly hassling middle eastern passengers either given the rarity of terrorist incidents. Whether it makes sense in Arizona depends on the ratio of illegal brown skinned people to legal ones measured against the perceived harm caused by illegal presence, which, apparently, is not much since the crime has been declared a misdemeanor.

So you formed an opinion based upon an LA times blog written about a Fox News poll?

Real reliable.

Well, BTD, if you would take the time to actually research it, you would find very similar polling data. Very similar numbers are all over if you would take the time to look.

Speaking of polling and the news outlets in general, I have a huge distrust of the news media right now. It's been growing and growing in me. And that goes for Fox News and MSNBC. Big businesses deciding what is newsworthy... Sounds fishy to me. I find myself relying on the BBC more. (Not saying that they don't have biases as well, it just seems more credible to me.)

In terms of newspapers (onlne anyway), I prefer the British press as well.

The news has become little more than a combination of what I'm supposed to be afraid of today and entertainment tonight.

Indeed.

Whether it's going to work remains to be seen, but at least some people seem to be smart enough to make it happen.

LA council votes to boycott AZ

$7.7 million isn't a crippling amount, but it's not insignificant either.