Mexican Independence Day is coming: Friday, September 16

Watch for reports later this week. The 2012 campaign season has already opened here -- a critical one since Mexico, like the United States, will elect a president next year. Here's a primer on Mexican political parties. If measured by ferocity, they often make U.S. partisan bickering look like child's play. http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2011/07/mexicos-2012-presidential-election-364-days-and-counting/