Cuckoo's nest

Sometimes, I think we're all living in an insane asylum that is run by the inmates and the rest of us are too busy going about our daily pursuits that we don't notice or don't care. Then, when the crazy rules that are made pierce our personal bubble and affect our lives, we wonder, "Where did that come from?"

Last week, the nut jobs in the Senate passed a bill that grants illegal aliens access to Social Security. Under this legislation, illegal immigrants who are breaking the law just by being here will be able to support themselves with menial jobs and send SSI benefits to their families south of the border. Two years after they get said benefits, they undoubtedly will be eligible for Medicare -- or more likely Medicaid -- benefits.

Then just a few days ago, a California state legislator proposed a bill declaring it a misdemeanor to spank your child, 4 years old or younger. Now, kids of that age should receive no more than an I-mean-business swat on the rear, but a ban on ALL spanking? Even Gov. Schwarzenegger backs the legislation, saying taking away play time is a better discipline than spanking. Evidently, Arnold hasn't seen a particularly strong-willed child; his muscle-bound physique probably played more of a role in his children behaving than he thinks.

So, it looks like this state will soon be overrun by bratty kids and illegal aliens who send donations back home to Mexico courtesy of the American work force -- that is, if we haven't already been overrun by both. Maybe we just never realized it.