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RE: winter ... - 3/9/2007 7:35:09 AM
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wcoates
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was thinking of taking Beauty outta the cave early when we got
3" of the white stuff Tuesday. How 'bout it Stealth how was you winter in Pasedena get below 60 degrees. Bet GARY had another tuff one also!
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RE: winter ... - 3/10/2007 9:33:27 AM
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Stealth
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zinzin,
this is a sad time for this country. there seems to be no one
in power that wants to stop the illegal inflow and it seems
they actually are attempting to encourage it.
this issue of open borders alone has made me question the ability
and credibility of ... .. err .. .. even .. the current administratin
as well as the tactics of the past 4 or 5 administrations.
when the president of another coutnry is telling us what to do,
we are in big trouble.
when our politicians are passign bills to give illegal
aliens MORE benefits than US born citizens,
we are in need of phycocologial help
the old INS and the nightmares they created
is now coming to roost.
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RE: winter ... - 3/10/2007 10:16:13 AM
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Stealth
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it gets better.
the Feds are now allowing commercial Mexican 18 wheelers to cross
the border to deliver cargo and are now considering to allow them to drive interstate.
no SMOG contorls, no safety requiremetns, and ... probably NO insurance.
oh .. and NO UNIONS.
the system seems to be going to the dogs.
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Saturday, February 24, 2007 By LESLIE MILLER
Associated Press
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 Mexican border.
The Bush administration on Thursday announced its plan to have U.S. inspectors oversee Mexican trucking companies that carry cargo across the border.
"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 to let 100 Mexican trucking companies travel beyond the border area while she was in El Paso 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." Access to all U.S. highways was promised by 2000 under the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement, as was access through Mexico for U.S. carriers.
That aspect of NAFTA was stalled by lawsuits and disagreements between the two countries, though Canadian and U.S. trucks travel freely across the northern border.
The Bush pilot project will let Mexican truck companies travel from Mexico throughout the United States and back. No hazardous material shipments will be permitted.
According to the Transportation Department, U.S. inspectors will inspect every truck and interview drivers to make sure they can read and speak English. They'll examine trucks and check the licenses, insurance and driving records of the Mexican drivers. Inspectors will also verify that the trucking companies are insured by U.S.-licensed firms.
The first Mexican trucks are expected to drive into the United States beyond the border area in about 60 days, the Transportation Department says.
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< Message edited by Stealth -- 3/10/2007 10:31:57 AM >
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