[Ol' Dan Tucker]

It's interesting that such a big plan isn't being discussed at all with the American people. I doubt they really wanted to push this through right before an election but Vicente Fox's political party is having difficulties in Mexico so it's time to hand him something else. Right now we're doing whatever it takes to keep the current elites in power in Mexico even if they won't reform that country.

I don't know.

With all of the important issues facing the `merican people, like which elite white boy served less in a war that ended 32 years ago is much more relevent to this election than billions of taxpayer dollars going to Mexican illegal aliens every year.

Now why would Bush want to keep the corrupt power structure in Mexico intact?...

[FITZ]

Now why would Bush want to keep the corrupt power structure in Mexico intact?...

I don't know if he cares about them per se --- but a lot of American businesses are also down there in Mexico --- and many thanks to NAFTA. They're goal is to get rich --- not make Mexico more stable which those low-paying jobs bringing them all up to the border aren't doing obviously. Someone would stand to lose a lot of money if Mexico goes into it's next revolution. It's not about changing the underlying conditions --- but about holding it off for as long as possible.

[Ron H.]

With all of the important issues facing the `merican people, like which elite white boy served less in a war that ended 32 years ago is much more relevent to this election than billions of taxpayer dollars going to Mexican illegal aliens every year.

Diversion tactics still working as well as they ever did in past elections!

[FITZ]

What I don't understand is why Bush campaigned the first time with a promise to privatize our Social Security --- and instead is now talking about adding in a whole country to it --- when their own plan is failing. How do you tell Americans they will have to work well into their 70's when Mexico's Social Security program allows for retirement in the early 50's and they will only have to claim they worked here 18 months on a stolen Social Security card.

And tell the Mexicans they will have to change their laws so they must work until the same age as Americans and they'll protest and shut down their country. With a 70% unionization rate --- there is no way they would take being told that.