[StJacques]

A Mexican post-election ping for you all.

Guys, the news coming off the Mexican web sites on all of this is continually breaking and I would like to find something appropriate to translate for you all, but there is just so much right now. I am somewhat busy today, so it's going to be difficult for me to get enough free time to do anything.

What I may do later on is put a "summary" of major news stories from the Mexican press within this thread with appropriate links and, in that event, I will ping you all from there.

[freedumb2003]

My in-laws in Monterrey are starting to get concerned about a very real civil war or a new Revolution.

Obragore has lots and lots of very poor people he has promised bolgna sandwiches to,as well as the Teacher's Union (which, as you know, is as powerful as the AFL-CIO in the George Meany days).

In the meantime, almost all external investment has come to a screetching halt.

I check in with the in laws pretty frequently -- they are standard middle class surburbanites, so I'll chip in with info "from the ground" where I can.

[nina0113]

Please add me to the ping list as well.

[SAJ]

A week ago: MPU futures = 9.1625
                     tradesports = 2.0 bid @ 2.8

This a. m.: MPU futures = 9.1500, down .0400
                     tradesports = 4.2 bid @ 5.0, 1 up, no trades yet today

Bottom line: the mkt, as always, is an anticipatory discounting mechanism for price. Right now, the mkt is saying, ''Yeah, ObraGore, we see ya. You ain't got no smoke yet, pachuco.''

[Max in Utah]

Please add me to your Mexican post-election ping list. Looks like this is going to heat up very soon.

[BunnySlippers]

Yes, this is where the rubber meets the road.

[Shuttle Shucker]

AMLO's aspiring tax-leeching followers are now blocking major roadways in Mexico City, and the electoral court hasn't even ruled against him yet. Here's an analysis (in Spanish) of the (pathetically minimalist) legal protections that the government has at its disposal against such blackmailing traffic blocking (assuming the Left Wing govt. of Mexico City would even bother to enforce them rather than sit back and hope AMLO becomes president so that the heavily unionized Lefties can have more job security):

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/365815.html

[Dan12180]

Please add me to your ping list on Mexico relation issues. Thank you.