[La Enchiladita]

there is something going on behind the scenes...

Well... I don't know but, IMO, it has to do with family ties.

[hedgetrimmer]

A family member that may have a conflict of interest protecting the rights of his fellow Americans and a business interest promoting a hemispheric trade pact modelled on the European Union of Socialist States?

Florida FTAA, Inc. is the private-public entity led by Governor Jeb Bush, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and officials throughout the State of Florida with the mission that Miami, Florida become the site of the Permanent Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Florida FTAA is chaired by Ambassador Charles E. Cobb, Jr. and managed by President Jorge L. Arrizurieta. The administrative offices are located at the Biltmore Hotel Conference Center of the Americas in Coral Gables, Florida.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050315/fltu018_2.html