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October 19, 2006
Moonbattery Wearing Out Its Welcome in South America
The terrifying Chavez phenomenon — which threatened to spread totalitarianism, economic ruin, and rabid anti-Americanism throughout Latin America — appears to be running out of gas.
Peruvian moonbat Ollanta Humala, who seemed a sure bet to become President, is in a political tailspin, with disapproval ratings running as high as 70%. People are displeased by allegations that he resorted to torture and murder during Peru's war against the Maoist Shining Path guerillas.
In elections on April 9, Humala's coalition became the largest bloc in Peru's Congress by winning 45 out of 120 seats. But defections have already cost him half of these seats, amid complaints that he's gone too far to the Left.
Humala is an open admirer of the thuggish Fidel Castro protégé Hugo Chavez. He had hoped to join Chavez and Bolivia's Evo Morales in a new ruling leftist elite. Instead it looks like he will be joining Andrés Manuel López Obrador in a steady slide toward obscurity as the Chavez act grows increasingly stale and voters become aware of the high price to be paid in terms of liberty and economic health when leftists take control.
A similar anti-Left backlash is deflating Ecuador's Rafael Correa, whose boasts of ties with Chavez don't seem to be impressing many people.
Chavez himself is up for reelection December 3, and his opposition has massive support. Unfortunately, everyone with the possible exception of Jimmy Carter expects the election to be rigged.
Posted by Van Helsing at October 19, 2006 12:08 PM
Comments
I never cease to be amused by the fact that when a borderline dictator like Chavez is elected or re-elected the radical left immediately celebrates it as the will of an oppressed people, but when a moderate to conservative candidate like Felipe Calderon is elected they assume it must have been rigged, because only the minority oppressor class would have ever voted for them. I can't believe I ever associated myself with such hypocrites
Posted by: Ex-Moonbat at October 19, 2006 1:14 PM
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be the case in Nicaraugua.
Posted by: Oliver North at October 19, 2006 1:51 PM
