This article, which ran in El Universal a few days ago, is an absolute must-read on the Mexican Green Party (PVEM). It completely strips it down for what it is: a party "franchise" at the service of highest bidder and a tool for the pharmaceutical industry, all coalescing around its party leader Jorge Emilio González Martíne,a 30-year old who inherited the party from his father, and all his friends - they even recruited the house cleaner to become a federal deputy, just for kicks.
This is truly the most preposterous party in Mexico's political landscape today.
Here's a pdf with the most important characters in this franchise.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Gabino Cué will not go after Ulises Ruiz
Governor of Oaxaca Gabino Cué said yesterday he would not go after his predecessor Ulises Ruiz:
"When we have an element that can establish that he has committed an irregularity, we will proceed, but to date we cannot act."
How disappointing. After his six years of criminal misrule, no evidence cannot be found? I find that extremely hard to believe.
"When we have an element that can establish that he has committed an irregularity, we will proceed, but to date we cannot act."
How disappointing. After his six years of criminal misrule, no evidence cannot be found? I find that extremely hard to believe.
PRI federal deputy kidnapped
I can't recall when this happened last, and certainly not in this legislature: PRI federal deputy Moisés Villanueva, from Guerrero, has been kidnapped for 10 days.
Details are very sketchy, and the PRI legislative group is keeping a lid on the whole thing at the request of the deputy's family.
The deputy was, as the expression goes, levantado by armed men when he was visiting his district, Tlapa de Comonfort. No calls for ransom have been made.
When Milenio newspaper sought to investigate, they were chased away from the area by AK-47 wielding men.
Details are very sketchy, and the PRI legislative group is keeping a lid on the whole thing at the request of the deputy's family.
The deputy was, as the expression goes, levantado by armed men when he was visiting his district, Tlapa de Comonfort. No calls for ransom have been made.
When Milenio newspaper sought to investigate, they were chased away from the area by AK-47 wielding men.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
And now Carlos Salinas backtracks, cowardly
Lying blatantly is of course nothing uncommon to Carlos Salinas, for those who recall his Dec 88-Dec 94 sexenio and dramatic aftermath. Yet to blatantly deny words that numerous journalists just heard you saying?
Salinas now totally denies that he ever suggested/challenged/offered in any way to hold a debate with AMLO ("He is going to lose," Salinas said just days ago). AMLO, to recall, for his part only ingenuously "accepted" the challenge if all the 30 members of the mafia and Enrique Peña Nieto as well joined for the debate. Yet now Salinas denies ever having said what he said. What cowardice, from both.
Salinas now totally denies that he ever suggested/challenged/offered in any way to hold a debate with AMLO ("He is going to lose," Salinas said just days ago). AMLO, to recall, for his part only ingenuously "accepted" the challenge if all the 30 members of the mafia and Enrique Peña Nieto as well joined for the debate. Yet now Salinas denies ever having said what he said. What cowardice, from both.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Words of the day from Ernesto Cordero
While I wouldn't in a million years vote for Ernesto Cordero, I'll let him have the words of the day:
"It is not the old PRI that worries me, but the PRI of today, the PRI of the immorality of (Mario) Marín, that of the authoritarianism of Ulises Ruiz, that of the irresponsibility of (Humberto) Moreira. After losing the presidency, the PRI learnt nothing, nor has it forgotten anything."
The Mexican budget
On thursday, Ernesto Cordero handed in the proposed budget for 2012, and then resigned to concentrate on running for the 2012 presidency. It was a bit of a strange maneuver - while I understand he wanted to use the occasion (and as an excuse for not resigning earlier), it was a bit of "here it is, but I'm outta here"-feel.
Regardless: Here is Milenio's detailed breakdown, as well as Bloomberg's English summary.
Total spending of around 290 billion dollars, an increase in spending of 2.5 percent in real terms.
The U.S budget is 3,700 billion dollars by comparison.
Regardless: Here is Milenio's detailed breakdown, as well as Bloomberg's English summary.
Total spending of around 290 billion dollars, an increase in spending of 2.5 percent in real terms.
The U.S budget is 3,700 billion dollars by comparison.
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