These look comfortable.
Friends,
Today in the United States, we observe the Mexican army’s defeat of the French at the Battle of Puebla in a cleverly named celebration we like to call “Cinco de Mayo” (hey, that’s pretty catchy! -ed). In this grand festival, we honor the decision made by Mexican President Benito Juarez to stop paying interest on debt owed to Mexico’s largest creditors, including France who sent their collection agency to seize the collateral for those loans—namely, the entire country. Thankfully, our modern financial system is much more sophisticated and would never be subject to ham-handed tactics like those.
But those details have been washed away over the years by Americans who were looking for an adjunct to Saint Patrick’s Day, except with tequila. No harm in that, certainly.
This year’s celebration, though, is likely to be marred by protests against Arizona’s new immigration law. I’m not sure I see what all the fuss is about, actually. Have you ever been to Arizona?
– bob
necesito a ver sus papeles, por favor.