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The only thing that could make this story better were if it really were Ground Hog Day when two prisoners escaped through a manhole cover just outside of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.

As the world knows by now, after being on the run for over three weeks, one of the escaped prisoners, Richard W, Matt was shot and killed by a Federal border agent on Friday. The other prisoner, David Sweat, was brought down by two shots to the torso on Sunday. He is now recovering from his wounds, upgraded to fair condition from serious, and is talking to officials about the details of the escape.

Perhaps the most significant part of the escape to emerge from Sweat's debriefing was that he completed a complete dry run of the escape route the night before he and Richard Matt both popped up out of the manhole cover. Sweat, alone, rehearsed going through leaving the cell, shimming down pipes and crawling through spaces. Obviously, part of good planning was to see if everything was possible.

It was inspired planning and execution. The manhole cover seemed to be in the middle of the street, but just to make sure alternate-side-of-the-street-parking was not going to plop a Ford Explorer on top of the manhole lid, Sweat had to make sure. Or, that a Mister Softee truck or a Trailways bus hadn't broken down and kept the lid down with the weight of an unexpected tire.

We all now know that the expected ride or vehicle that would have taken them to Mexico did not materialize at the key moment of checking out the night air outside the prison walls. But to wander through woods and get no further than 30 miles away from the place does seem like there was no good Plan B in place.

It does tell you that Mexico as a destination is not that desirous. Unable to get there with pre-planned provided wheels, the two men didn't seem to try and procure another way to achieve automotive transport to Mexico.

And what if they were to get to Mexico? As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tells us, Mexico exports all their undesirables to us. It is likely that upon hearing about Mexico's export policy from the fledgling candidate, the two men decided to take their chances and stay north, and perhaps get into Canada without tickets to the World Cup, the Olympics or a hockey game.

I mean, who could look forward to being asked to leave Mexico and then face the prospect of coming face-to-face with President Trump? When it comes to looks, he's the male version of Sarah Jessica Parker.

No, mosquito bites and rain are better things to face than that puss attached to a finger-pointing candidate who is unwilling to buy Greece for himself.

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