Now that Felipe Calderon has apparently eeked out a win in Mexico's
presidential election, it might be worth revisiting this bit at AlterNet
describing why the American Left should have prayed harder for a
victory by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pal/ideological
fellow-traveler Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Reason numero
uno? Why "An Obrador win will drive Bush and his right-wing
cronies batty!" of course! Isn't that the firmest ground to be on
in any ideological or philosophical dispute?