>Gary,
>
>Reread Gore's stance on NAFTA &
>Mexico.
>There's nothing we can sink our
>teeth into with him either.
>.........Go Bush!
Sure there is. First, there's the inescapable fact that the Clinton Administration has indefinately frozen the implementation of Mexican truck deliveries inside the US. Gore states emphatically that he intends to keep things as they are till the Mexicans prove their compliance with our safety standards. Bush, on the other hand, says, "phase in," which is codeword for going through with the implementation, and checking compliance after the fact. A mistake. With all the money he's giving away to millionaires, where's the money for all this extra monitoring going to come from? Talk to a DOT man, or a Texas Highway Patrolman--they know they'll not be able to force compiance from the Mexicans. Sure, if Bush is brave enough to risk international problems (he's not) he may impose a few fines. But will the amount be greater than the profit? American fleets are already setting up Mexican branches; opening the borders will give free access to those who will flood our job market with people who are willing to work for elephant wages. That's precisely why Clinton/Gore has kept the border locked to Mexican transportation companies.
Bush won't allow Mexican companies to pickup/deliver intra-US? Oh, a Mexican truck will deliver Mex goods to, say, Maine, then deadhead back to Mexico? Get real. Once they're in, they'll go where the hell they please.
Go Bush. Back to your rich boy clubs. There's a set of gold-headed golf clubs with your name on them.
