Bush decision to let Mexican trucks far into U.S. faces criticism

Friday, February 23, 2007 - Updated: 03:39 PM EST

WASHINGTON -- The news that Mexican trucks will be allowed to haul freight deeper into the United States drew an angry reaction Friday from labor leaders, safety advocates and members of Congress.

They said Mexico has substandard trucks and low-paid drivers that will threaten national security, cost thousands of jobs and endanger motorists on the northern side of the border.

The Bush administration’s plan to let 100 Mexican trucking companies carry cargo beyond the immediate border area was announced Thursday in Mexico.

”This program will make trade with Mexico easier and keep our roads safe at the same time,” Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday. She announced details of the plan in El Paso, Texas, at the Bridge of the Americas, which connects to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Said Teamsters President Jim Hoffa: ”They are playing a game of Russian roulette on America’s highways.”

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http://news.bostonherald.com/politics/view.bg?articleid=184617

how the right-wing shill radio hosts handle 'this one'...

To break the trucking unions.

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However, I see Chihuahua license plates all over my part of town in north central NM, and their driving is fine. I think there's more of a concern with the repair of Mexican trucks than there is with the drivers.

You're right, though, stopping the transfer of Mexican goods to border distributors and then to US trucks for delivery all over the country will lose a lot of jobs for US citizens.

of a highway through this country between Mexico and Canada. Longshoremen, teamsters, etc. are going to go batshit.

These groups don't 'play nice' once pissed off (or on)...

restrictions on the number of hours they are permitted to drive, and that their trucks will not have to go through the same safety inspections that US trucks do.

Odd how often the interests of the Bushes, international terrorists, and the drug cartels seem to coincide.

You should see these NAFTA trucks here in Texas. Bald tires, no brakes, BLACK diesel smoke, and no tickets from our gallant Texas Department of Public Safety, not patrolmen and not weight men. But be a Texan trying to make a living trucking and you are a target.

All this was planned before Clinton ever took office. I could just kick his ass for not vetoing NAFTA.

And now, their lust for the TransTexas Corridor so more NAFTA trucks can truck stuff built overseas and shipped to Mexican ports instead of American ports into open American consumer hands.

Who's gonna have a job to buy the cheap stuff?

it all comes back to this - Don't shop at phucking Wal-Mart!!! Shift the dollars to union-friendly companies!!!

...fill up with cheap, sub-standard diesel fuel. Look for an increase of pollution in the border states.

To: GourmetDan
It sure appears to be. I am disgusted with Bush and both parties of both houses in the Congress.

Our only chance to save America is to physically go there and remove them and it wont happen.

24 posted on 02/23/2007 2:22:27 PM PST by sgtbono2002 (I will forgive Jane Fonda, when the Jews forgive Hitler.)
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To: showme_the_Glory
Thank you for your reply.

I admit I am an impatient person in these matters. Waiting for trucks to self disable would not be soon enough for me.

You have no idea how worried this has me for my country. He is a RINO president. He has tried to hide this fact by calling himself a ”compassionate conservative.” There is no difference.

One article I read on FR a few days ago said that President Bush in the next two years would be at best like President Ford (non effective), and at worse, another Jimmy Carter. I am seeing the latter.

Regards.

25 posted on 02/23/2007 2:29:40 PM PST by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: NormsRevenge
The selling out of America continues.

Like Glen Beck says, money trumps everything.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790029/posts


Guess what, idiots. You voted for it.

That's for us little folks.

Shrub couldn't care less if people get killed because of this.