A report so brilliant that even the lamps of the Casona de Xicoténcatl blush
Ah, Mexican politics. That theater where the speeches are more rehearsed than the 9 o’clock soap operas. On this occasion, Senator Olga Sosa (yes, the same one you didn’t remember until now) showed up on time like a Swiss clock to the activities report of Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña, who, in case you didn’t know, is the president of the Senate Board of Directors. What an honor! Or so they want us to believe.
Between hugs and smiles for the photo (because in the end that is what matters), Senator Sosa was full of praise for Noroña, highlighting her “commitment to the people” and her impeccable following of the regulations. Because, of course, in politics following the rules is as rare as finding a unicorn in the Zócalo.
Renovations, trains and other fantasies
Noroña, in his role as narrator of a legislative fairy tale, listed the 16 constitutional reforms approved under his mandate. Among them, the “democratization” of the judiciary (in quotes because, let’s be honest, has anyone seen that democratization?) and the “recovery” of passenger trains. Recovery? Had the trains escaped on their own?
But it wasn’t all hard work. There was also time for political entertainment: in attendance were César Yáñez (Claudia Sheinbaum’s envoy, because the president had more important things to do), the writer Elena Poniatowska (who was surely taking notes for her next book about the political circus) and even a representative of the business sector, Francisco Cervantes, because nothing says “fourth transformation” like a good rapprochement with the owners of the money.
Senator Sosa, in a burst of optimism worthy of a television commercial, assured that 13.4 million Mexicans have escaped poverty thanks to the increase in the minimum wage and social programs. How wonderful! Although, curiously, no one mentioned how many have entered it. Things about creative statistics.
“The model works,” Sosa declared with the confidence of someone who has just discovered the black thread. And he added: “What to do? Continue shielding progress.” Shield, that magic word that in politics means “wait until no one notices the holes.”
So there you have it: a report full of pretty numbers, forced smiles and promises that sound as good as they are unverifiable. Fact or fiction? You decide.
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