And the debate has begun!!
Mexican senators began debating the oil reform this week, which will probably result in some form of tepid legislation being passed toward the end of the summer. This has been a frustrating issue, not just because the PRD took over the congressional building in a flagrantly anti-democratic act, but also because the discussion is taking place in some bizarro world where 70-year-old concepts of nationalization are sacred but math and common sense and expert opinion are shoved aside. As a result, Mexico's oil industry, upon which the nation is enormously dependent, remains bloated, indebted, and with little hope for improvement.
But on the plus side, we get to see Santiago Creel, the leader of the PAN's senate bloc, on TV a lot more. Creel has got to be the only politician on the planet who always sports the five o'clock shadow. He never misses. He's like an indie movie actor, though with more responsibility, less talent on screen, and more luck with big-time actresses.
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