Regardless of who wins the White House in November, US aid to Colombia to fight drug production will continue.
Both also support the Merida Initiative, a new package passed by
Congress to help stem drug violence in Mexico and Central America.
“If we read with a magnifying glass the plans they have on Latin
America, beyond the rhetoric, [...]
Filed under: Mexico, Politics on July 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
Favorite Quote from a McCain story
“Luego de bajar de su aeronave en la que en un
extremo tiene plasmado su nombre con la extensión .com, John McCain fue
recibido por el embajador mexicano en Washington, Arturo Sarukhán, y
por el representante de Estados Unidos en nuestro país, Antonio Garza.”
After getting off his airplane which had his name with [...]
Filed under: Links, Mexico, Politics on July 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
So McCain is in Mexico City too. Given what I know about Mexico and the people who live here, the state would probably still go for Obama.
Today he plans to visit the Basilica of the Virgin de Guadalupe and have a lunch with members of Cámara Americana de Comercio en México to meet with Mexican [...]
Filed under: Mexico, Politics on July 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
While I am in Mexico, I am trying to keep informed on news in the United States. Things have changed in one month. When I left, Terry McAullife was still proclaiming that Hillary was going all the way to the White House, Obama was still part of Trinity Church and the last time I had [...]
Filed under: Politics on July 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
“The Legitmate Mexican President”
There are a lot of things I’m learning in Mexico. For one, my Spanish is improving. Two, my work is exposing me to some of the most amazing people who are committed to changing Mexico. Three, I am learning how to cook in a very “sink or swim” manner. Forth, I have [...]
Filed under: Mexico, Politics on June 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Although I’m in Mexico, I have been keeping on tabs on the election. My favorite website for this is FiveThirtyEight.com. It has the latest poll information in a format that is both useful and through. It has been tracking trends for a while and reports on the latest headline grabbing polls, while also putting them [...]
Filed under: Politics on June 22nd, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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