Is drug trafficing really...NEW?

I read a commentary from the grits for breakfast blog. It was about the Mexican drug trafficking wars spilling onto Texas soil. The author thinks that it is being naïve to think that drug trafficking hasn’t been going on for a while. He states that because it has been going on for so long that the organizations are deeply rooted into the big cities. Building a wall would do absolutely nothing to stop drug traffickers. The author also makes the claim that building a wall cannot keep what is already here out. Mexican war isn’t going to spill over it is not like spilling a soda. He also makes a good point, who is going to watch these new video cameras? Volunteers? We would spend money waiting for a war that’s not going to happen on the boarders.
He makes very good points and made me see his view very clearly. I completely agree that America is being naïve in the fact that they think the wars are just going to spill over into Texas land. He makes very good points by stating the ways that drug traffickers have succeeded in trafficking over the borders. I feel that this commentary was intended to inform the readers of the stupidity and naivety of building a wall to keep out what is already here. I think it was intended for republicans to see the other side or for democrats to read it and agree. I feel that this author is very informed and he seems to know what he is talking about. His writing is persuasive and informative. I want to believe what he is saying.

Primary Shout Out

I read an editorial on Austin American Statesman about the primary that will be going on, on Tuesday March second. It endorses candidates for the both the republicans and the democrats. Its intended audience is the Texas voters. The author seems to be favoring republicans and specifically Kay Bailey Hutchison. He believes that she has better priorities than Perry does right now. I agree that she would make an excellent governor and that her goals of improving public school and making higher education more affordable would be fabulous. The author also endorses former Houston Mayor Bill White for the Democratic Party but did not say too much about him. The author wrote this editorial as an endorsement for the primary that will be happening tomorrow. Although I do not know who the author is he seems fairly credible. Most of his facts came from interviews or the internet. Because there are not many facts I can not come to a reasonable conclusion on his credibility but I will give him or her the benefit of the doubt. I do know that he is ready for another governor and he is favoring Kay Bailey Hutchison. I came to the conclusion he favors her more because he talked the most about her and liked her opinions on how to improve Austin. I like Kay Bailey Hutchison and I wish her the best tomorrow but I to agree it is time for a new governor. I feel that is was an ok editorial, nothing special. It could have used more facts on the other candidates or just been longer in general. to me it was more of a shout out for the primary than an editorial.