26 July 2006

The Crisis In Mexico Isn't Over Yet

An Op-Ed in the WaPo by Enrique Krauze (translated from Spanish by Natasha Wimmer) regarding Andrés Manuel López Obrador disgusting refusal to accept the legal process designed to settle the dispute regarding the election count.

AMLO won't take no for an answer, and his calls for continued nationwide protests are the weasel words of someone who wants to be el presidente for life, and not someone who is willing to accept the decision of the electorate.

His capacity for making mischief, especially in his stronghold of Mexico City is great. Hopefully, the Mexican people are smart enough in the aggregate to ignore his demagoguery.

The divisions in Mexico are great, hopefully they aren't great enough to support a civil war. AMLO's only hope for power is to plunge the nation into disaster.

The only other thing I can think to say about him is pinche cabrón, pinche pendejo.

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