Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Although many people think Cinco De Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, it actually commemorates Mexico defeating the French at the Battle Of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In short, the Mexican government was just as inept with money then as they are now, and they defaulted on loans to various foreign countries. France, never one to pass up a chance for defeat, attacked Mexico in retaliation for them defaulting on a loan. As with most French wars, France suffered a major defeat and this defeat led to the Cinco De Mayo Holiday.

Given Mexico's success at beating the French and in overthrowing their own government during the Mexican revolution, one can only hope that the people of Mexico might one day gain the courage to rise up and overthrow their corrupt and incompetent government. Perhaps if they start over once again, they will finally manage to fix their economy and make their country a place where all of their people can make a decent wage and receive a good education so that they no longer need to illegally sneak into our country and cause problems for the United States of America.