What you see happening now in Mexico is a preview to what you’ll soon be seeing here in the states. With the middle class shrinking under republican control… the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer… crime is already on the rise.

And with a possible republican John McCain presidency on the horizon, things will only get worse.

Mexico plans to combat kidnappings

Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with the country’s 32 governors Thursday to create a plan to combat the nation’s staggering rise in crime and kidnappings.

In a heavily guarded meeting at Mexico’s National Palace, the leaders devised a plan that detailed 65 specific actions to could be taken in the next several months.

Those actions are aimed at helping families like that of prominent businessman Alejandro Marti. He told the group that the new focus on kidnapping has come too late for his 14-year-old son, Fernando. [...]

Non-governmental groups estimate that there have been more than 1,500 killings in Mexico this year linked to organized crime.