[P-Marlowe]

Is he trying to say that one of his state's fine cities, Yuma Arizona, is such a hell hole that nobody (but illegal aliens) would live there even if they were making $100,000 a year picking lettuce?

I tell you, with a personal cooler and an Ipod, I'd be more than happy to pick lettuce all day for $2000 per week. My wife and I could both do it and we'd net out at $208,000 per year.

I've been to Yuma. Someone needs to tell McCain that it ain't that bad of a place.

[Fred]

Lettuce is a winter crop. Weather is awesome in Yuma then.

[tertiary01]

Lettuce if grown outside is a cool weather crop. I don't think it does well in 117 degree temps.

[lsjogren]

Hey there's like 1800 lettuce picker applications over on projectusa

http://www.projectusa.org/db/forums/lettucepickers.php

[Luke21]

Two of my kids were born in Yuma. We lived there 21 years last time and since my dad was in the military, I've done four different tours there.

It's really hot, and the snowbirds come as a whole army in the winter. But it's got the greatest Mexican restaurants anywhere, little family owned places. We take ice chests and stock up with food to bring back during our trips over there.

It's a Republican town too.