Posted on 01/12/2004 5:41:08 PM PST by blam
Fox Accepts Invitation to Bush Ranch
Tuesday January 13, 2004 1:16 AM
By ELOY O. AGUILAR
Associated Press Writer
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Mexican President Vicente Fox on Monday accepted an invitation to visit President Bush's Texas ranch in March, another sign that the two leaders' sometimes rocky relationship is on the mend.
After Fox took office in 2001, he made Fox's ranch his first international trip. Both leaders, who share a love of cowboy boots and rural life, said they wanted to focus on strengthening relations.
But when Bush declined to halt the 2002 execution of a Mexican man accused of killing a police office, Fox protested by canceling a planned trip to Texas. Relations deteriorated further when Mexico refused to back the Iraq war.
Bush's recent proposal to allow more migrants to work legally in the United States appeared to bring the two nations closer together. Both Fox and Bush joked like old friends Monday during a meeting in Monterrey, Mexico.
It's unclear exactly what they will do or discuss in Texas on March 5-6, but one thing is nearly guaranteed: Fox will be bringing his cowboy boots.
Relations may be warming between Mexico and the United States, but Fox's spokesman didn't want people to get the wrong idea about Bush's daughter Jenna and Mexican first lady Marta Sahagun's son, Fernando Bribiesca.
Gutierrez said he wanted to prevent any media speculation by confirming that Fernando was ``just acting as an escort'' to Jenna. The two were seen sitting together and chatting in Monterrey during several summit events.
Jenna is a student at the University of Texas at Austin.
President Fox is conservative about more than just his federal budget.
After arriving in the northern city of Monterrey on Sunday for this week's Special Summit of the Americas, he and his wife attended Mass at the city's cathedral. On Monday, several newspapers criticized him for not giving money at the offering.
One headline in Milenio newspaper poked fun of Fox, saying, ``Austerity at Mass: Fox doesn't give offering.''
Fox spokesman Agustin Gutierrez said the president just didn't have money with him. ``Presidents and kings don't carry cash,'' he joked
One headline in Milenio newspaper poked fun of Fox, saying, "Austerity at Mass: Fox doesn´t give offering."
Translation: He is not only cheap "conservative" about his federal budget, he is also "conservative" when it comes to personal finances.
I don't think he's gotten a single one of his proposals through the Mexican congress.
Fox differs from us in some of his proposals, but he wants to reform Mexico, which is the real solution.
If he can't get his reforms through, Mexico will likely replace him, and then it's back to the past.
And somehow the white guy last week who killed 4 people and then kidnapped the children is more "noble" to you, because he is American.
Look put, every violent criminal is scum, be they white, black, hispanic, or asian. JMO, you know this, but you have a xenophobic agenda to push.
Come on you can do it, don't be afraid.
Said while both men flaunt the laws of the United States and lay waste the fortunes and ever limited resources of the American taxpayer. A good start on dealing with corruption would be for them both to resign and leave us in peace.
Bush: Every day thousands of Americans and Mexicans cross the border in both directions for reason of commerce and tourism. And many Americans settle -- many Mexicans settle in America, bringing with them optimism and a strong desire to succeed.
Dubya got that one right.
JMO, but you are actually being honest. You do seem to have penchant for spitting out your replies, instaed of discussing them in a more conversational tone.
No, this is a very simple thing to understand;:
If the perpertrators who were resposible for that long list of rapes, murders, manslaughtr, terrorism, etc. were not allowed in the country in the first place, there would be no long list of victims.
I doubt that it is any consolation to surviving victims and survivors of the murdered that through their sacrifice they contributed to the diversity of our wanted criminals and prison populations.
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