freecounterpoint: Getting along with the world

Monday, March 16, 2009

Another campaign promise fulfilled.

Tecumseh said...: Last week, the U.S. Congress canceled funding for a test program begun by the Bush administration that allowed Mexican long-haul trucks to circulate in the United States in compliance with the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Why? Mysterious are the ways of Planet Pepe. Not worth trying to understand Pepean logic. There is none.; 3/16/2009 11:01 PM
Tecumseh said...: Yes we can. We are the world. Kumbaya. Yeah, right. At any rate, looks like Mac is waking up a bit:
Unfortunately, this is a predictable reaction by the Mexican government to a policy that now puts the United States in clear violation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Surprise, surprise. Didn't Obama explicitly campaign on a policy of violating NAFTA (while backpedaling through back channels)? Why didn't Mac denounce this during the campaign, instead of now? Ah well.; 3/17/2009 8:13 AM
Mr roT said...: Yes, he talked about dumping NAFTA in Canada. Figured he'd want to keep it on in Mexico since the alternative is more immigration.; 3/17/2009 11:37 AM
Mr roT said...: Kraut supplies the numbers.; 3/18/2009 3:19 PM