Tag Archives: Mexico

Quagmire Hits Fast and Furious New Low

Over the last few days I’ve been reading up on Operation Fast and Furious, and while I’m still uncertain as to how federal agents thought this scheme would work, the one thing I am certain about is this tragic fiasco … Continue reading

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Mexicans Protest the Quagmire

As cartel violence continues to sweep Mexico, the people are banding together to say enough: Last week thousands of people marched from Cuernavaca, the capital of Mexico’s Morelos state, to Mexico City’s Zocalo square to protest the violence that has … Continue reading

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Fired for Questioning the Quagmire

What happens when a Border Patrol agent, off the clock, suggests legalization would stop drug cartel violence? He gets fired. Bryan Gonzalez, along with the ACLU, has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, as reuters reports: His suit alleges that the … Continue reading

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The Drug War and Animal Cruelty

While the human toll in the US-Mexican drug war has swollen the prison populations in both countries, left scores of thousands dead, and is currently creating virtual ghost towns on the border, the New York Times reports on the disturbing … Continue reading

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Mexican Quagmire: Updated

Amid all the controversy and drama surrounding WikiLeaks, there is some compelling and disturbing information concerning the drug war in Mexico. The four year escalation has cost 30,000 Mexicans their lives, but this tragic toll hasn’t altered Mexican or American … Continue reading

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Big Government Republican: Rick Perry

For a man claiming to be “Fed Up” with Washington, Rick Perry has a funny way of showing it: On Thursday, Perry appeared on MSNBC and was asked “Would you advocate military involvement in Mexico on the Mexico side of … Continue reading

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Big Government Quagmire

One of the reasons conservatives favor limited government is due to the unintended consequences of government regulation, and the drug war is a prime example of this phenomenon. As I have previously blogged, ending the drug war is actually a … Continue reading

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