[stephenjohnbanker]

“Should Mexico get their priorities straight and stop aiding, abetting, and promoting La Reconquista, perhaps we could have a serious discussion about cross-border trade.”

And not until.......Calderon just gave Americans the middle finger!

[governmentstillsucks]

And not until.......Calderon just gave Americans the middle finger!

Let's make two things clear from the outset:

1) I understand that Mexico is our neighbor, and that we ought to encourage trade with them in a mutually satisfying manner.

2) Free trade is important to the economy of the United States. I've sparred with countless liberals and left-leaning populists over this issue.

However, I have to ask, at what point do we consider our own national interest in all of this? The liberals are demonstrably terrible on the issue, and the Republicans have apparently found a new religion. I'd warn against this "Thank God for the Democrats" spirit, though they may have done what is right in this instance.