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?
