Has the world gone mad? Or is it just Washingtonians involved in the Bush Administration and the Homeland Security department? I woke up this morning to the news report about US-VISIT - a program here in the United States of America -- land of the immigrants -- that now requires fingerprints and photo identification of "foreigners" -- honest to god that's the word used in the newscast and the lower third graphic. We're talking about approximately 26 million people who will be affected -- not to mention the almost $20 billion it will cost when fully implemented.

Now on the surface, one's initial reaction might be that this seems like a good idea -- but then the story goes on to indicate that visitors from "29 countries and Canada" have an exemption if here under 90 days. You'd have to be a pretty stupid terrorist not to figure out a way around this one, huh? And with the exception of Japan, aren't all the countries listed just like us - predominately caucasian, western and/or christian? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Welcome to the growing police state once known as the United States of America. Start adding up all the "invasions" that are occurring. Read the last three paragraphs of this article. Don't say you weren't warned.

And to balance the outrage, I just love Brazil's response. Now there's a government that thinks fast on its feet.