WE TOLD YOU SO: MEXICO'S CALDERON MAKES NICE WITH CASTRO
In our July 16 column, where we interviewed Mexico's conservative candidate Felipe Calderon, we told you that Calderon - who won the official count of Mexico's July 2 elections - is likely to shelve his previous criticism of Fidel Castro, and try to make nice with him, as a possible prelude to offering the Mexican foreign ministry to the opposition PRI party. Well, it's happening. Today, news agencies report that Calderon has sent a nice get-well letter to Castro. Read the wire story (in Spanish) in the comments section.
posted by Andres Oppenheimer at 7:36 PM
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Conservador mexicano Felipe Calderon desea a Castro una pronta recuperacion
MEXICO, Ago 14 … (AFP) … El vencedor de la eleccion
presidencial mexicana de acuerdo al conteo oficial, el conservador Felipe Calderon, envio una carta al presidente cubano, Fidel Castro, en la que le desea una pronta
recuperacion, informo el lunes su oficina en un comunicado.
Calderon, del oficial Partido Accion Nacional, ''hizo llegar al presidente de la Republica de Cuba, Fidel Castro Ruz, a traves de una carta personal, sus deseos por su pronta recuperacion'', indica el comunicado.
El presidente de Mexico, Vicente Fox, aun no ha hecho ninguna declaracion sobre Fidel Castro, convaleciente de una
cirugia intestinal, con quien ha tenido una serie de roces en los ultimos seis anos.
Top 10 reasons why Calderon is the best choice for Mexico:
1. First and foremost, Calderon will make sure that Mexico continues the trend set out by Echeverria, Lopez Portillo, De la Madrid, Salinas and Fox. What trend is that? The trend of a long list of accomplishments occurred in the last 30 yrs. of PRI-PAN government.
2. Calderon will make sure that 50% of Mexicans remain with an income of less than $1 dollar a day.
3. Calderon will make sure that the exodus of millions of unemployed Mexicans continue going to the USA.
4. Calderon will make sure that the lack of gains in science and technology occurred during the Echeverria, Lopez Portillo, De La Madrid, Salinas and Fox continue.
5. Calderon will make sure that Mexico remains a 3rd world country.
6. Calderon will make sure that none of the participants of the bank frauds committed every sexenio are brought to justice.
7. Calderon will make sure that the Durazos, Hank Gonzalez and Salinas are able to steal with absolute impunity.
8. Calderon will make sure that the income and social disparities between the Mexican north and south increase.
9. Calderon will make sure that millions of young Mexicans have limited access to quality education.
10. There has been absolutely no improvement in the living conditions in Mexico for the past 30 yrs. But thank God we have Calderon to maintain the status quo.
God bless you.
The whole thing is ironic, given the fact that castro's little buddy, Hugo Chavez, tried to unhorse Calderon's campaign and put his AMLO stooge in at Calderon's expense. The plot failed and now he's sucking up to castro. Just lovely.
None of the two main parties in Mexico are free of PRI influence, in one way or another Roberto.
As far as Fidel and Mexico, something tells me that Mexican money is there already, and more Mexican investment is going to follow into that country.
And as Roberto points out there is the matter of that debt.
Disgusting.
Thanks, Roberto.
Unfortunately, Calderon is forced to unite the country after winning Mexico's closest election race.
I believe that if Mr. Obrador continues his Revolution attempt, his political career would be destroyed and many of Mexico's old-fashioned leftists will lose their power.
Until then, Calderon will have the necesary political support to talk to Castro directly, and ask for freedom in Cuba. Calderon will have people's support to have structural reforms passed in congress. Once we see those changes, Mexico is going to be able to negotiate a Migratory Reform with the U.S.; To sign more Free Trade Agreements with emerging economies; and a truly bilateral war against drug traffic.
I think that Colombia's Uribe is a great example for Mexico. Venezuela's Chavez is Obrador reloaded.
Excellent ,Bravo!
hahaah...The leftist trend is
in Latin America to stay...para que le pique a EEEUU.
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