Hi there friends: In response to Alejandro Valle's posting of one Spanish article on the impeachment of the Mexico City Mayor,the short followup comments, and the political uproar that has followed, I would like to weigh in with a comment or two: 1)There is little doubt that Lopez Obrador (AMLO- The Mayor) will go to jail; if he is found guilty he will be ineligible to contend; if the proceedings drag on long enough, he will be ineligible to register as a candidate, even if he emerges unconvicted! 2) There is precious little serious jurisprudence to know how the case will be handled by the courts -- but once again many judges are proving subservient to the political weal of the PRI-PAN attempt to eliminate the chief contender for the 2006 presidential campaign. 3) The PRD and Cardenas DO NOT offer a serious and realistic fall-back position, should AMLO be eliminated 4) The other parties do not have a clear candidate chosen yet either, although the sweepstakes and bookies are open.
The effect of this on the country for the foreseeable future will be serious lack of leadership and lots of posing without any sector able to exert effective control of the economy or the political system -- a dreadful type of stalemate -- Unfortunately, at the end, everyone will come out weaker, unless somehow AMLO manages to emerge as the big winner. Saludos David Barkin David Barkin Mexico __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail
