Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The dead students in Mexico

Over the last few weeks, we've been following the tragedy of 43 students killed in Mexico.   It has now turned into a major political crisis for President Pena-Nieto, as reported by James A Goldston:
"On Friday, Mexican officials announced that three members of a drug cartel had confessed to burning the bodies of 43 students who were abducted in Iguala, a town in the southern state of Guerrero, on Sept. 26 and then killed. The mayor of Iguala and his wife are in custody, accused of ordering the seizure of the students by local police, who then handed them over to the drug gangs. The discovery, during the search for the students, of other mass graves in the area has reinforced the picture of a catastrophic local breakdown of law and order.  But this is much more than the story of a small town, or even a country, in thrall to drug gangs. The response to the Guerrero abductions over the past six weeks underscores the central problem that President Enrique Peña Nieto now needs to tackle: Mexico’s criminal justice system cannot properly investigate atrocities, and it lacks the institutional checks needed to rein in endemic corruption, abuse and incompetence."
It is a mess to say the least.   It will also test President Pena Nieto's political skills.  He must show the country that the judicial system can solve a crime like this.



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Cheers for Scott Walker

My favorite moment, and there were many on election night, was hearing that Scott Walker had been reelected in Wisconsin.

Walker's victory was important for 3 reasons:

1) He was target #1 for the Democrats and public sector unions.   The opposition spent a lot and threw everything at him but he won anyway, as reported by Huffington Post:
"National Democrats also came in to help Burke, with campaign appearances from Obama and the first lady, as well as former President Bill Clinton.
Burke put $5 million of her own money into the race, and outside groups gave millions to the effort to boost Walker.
According to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, it's likely that more than $60 million was spent on the race."
 2)  Walker's victory will encourage other governors to tackle the excesses of public sector unions.    Keep an eye on Illinois where a new GOP governor will try to implement reforms.

3) Walker's victory puts him in a great spot to run for president in 2016.  He is the ultimate success story.     I believe that Walker will be on the ticket, one way or another.

We spoke with Frank Burke about Gov Walker's reelection:


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HISPANICS AND DEMOCRATS AFTER THE 2014 ELECTION WITH JORGE PONCE



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