Leveling the playing field

Why do they want to escape from here?

Carnage in Zocola

Various

In Other (Mexican) News

Eighteen thousand nude Mexicans were shot by Spenser Tunick in the Zocola in Mexico City. See the carnage in attached photo.

Cemex is now the largest building materials company in the world after buying a stake in Australia’s Rinker Group. Carlos Slim is not the owner.

Carlos Slim of Telmex (etc) slipped past Buffet to become second richest man in the world and says Bill Gates is “nuts” to give his money away as he does. He says the best way to development is by employing people in businesses.

Lorena Ochoa is the number one women’s golfer on the LPGA circuit.

President Calderon’s approval rating nears 70%. Eat your heart out George.

The Mexican premier league futbol team, Los Americas, favored to win the finals lost to Pachuca. Statistically superior Cruz Azul was denied a semi-final playoff spot for playing a forward who had been banned for life on doping charges.

Miss USA was booed in the finals of the Miss Universe contest in Mexico City causing a degree of angst on both sides of the border. Mexican attendees were upset at the fact that Miss Mexico did not make the finals and Miss USA did, in spite of falling on her lovely derrière on the catwalk.

Mexico struggled to beat Cuba in their opening game of the Copa Oro. They consider Canada’s win over Costa Rica a major upset. Costa Rica is the only team to ever beat Mexico in the Aztec Stadium.

The Sanmiguelada, (San Miguel’s answer to Spain’s Pamplona), has been cancelled. Thousands of drunk kids pulling on the tails of young bulls apparently does not “fit” the image the city is trying to build for itself as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

USA Senate has apparently lost the last opportunity to do the right thing on immigration.

Meanwhile a new (level) playing field is developing slowly under my pool table.