Saturday, December 02, 2006

Leftists Protest Mexican Election

From Fox News:

Felipe Calderon took the oath of office as Mexico's president Friday amid jeers and whistles, in a chaotic ceremony before congress preceded by a brawl between lawmakers still divided over the nation's tight presidential election...

Leftist lawmakers threw punches and chairs at their conservative colleagues and some tried to block the doors of the congressional chamber an hour before the swearing in ceremony was scheduled to begin...

The leftist Democratic Revolution Party — whose candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, narrowly lost the presidency to Calderon — massed thousands of supporters nearby in the capital's main Zocalo plaza and pledged to march peacefully to the National Auditorium.
Lopez Obrador, refusing to recognize Calderon's victory, has set up a parallel government of sorts and declared himself "legitimate president" of Mexico.

This is Florida 2000, but with violence, and likely the future of the US Democratic Party. The Left believe only they can solve the world's problems, and when they fail, it can only be a right wing conspiracy. Freedom abused means that freedom will likely be taken away.