tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post8880850387917840503..comments2024-03-29T05:24:27.224-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: United We Stand -- Obama We FallUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-80692319154734562892010-06-11T22:51:41.858-04:002010-06-11T22:51:41.858-04:00Just remember about Calderon's speech to Congr...Just remember about Calderon's speech to Congress. One thing that sort of lurk around in the back of my head was the thought that Calderon just shot himself in the foot. A quick look around the web via Google gave me a sobering thought about the Mexican economy, I bet their economists knows it, too. The remittance from the U.S. is approximately 2% of their total GDP as of '07-'08. Take that out and their economic growth from that period will essentially be flat. They are relying on the money sent back by the "undocumented immigrants" to keep themselves afloat. <br /><br />His speech was, in essence, an attempt to keep Mexico from going kaput economically. Too bad that he needs to preach to us about our responsibilities to his citizens that HIS administration can't take care of. That "give me your tired, your poor" thing ain't got a modifier saying "and tell us how to take care of them if you just can't be bothered to give a (hoot)".<br /><br />Oh yeah, dude has a degree from Harvard. It just seems to go hand in hand now, incompetence and a degree from Harvard.<br /><br />I think he realized that he did, in fact, shot himself in both feet.Duncan Idahonoreply@blogger.com