Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Guatemala Elects an Outsider

The voters of Guatemala are so bummed with the corruption of their government that on Sunday they elected as president a TV comedian - Jimmy Morales - who has never held political office. See an Associated Press story for details.

Nobody has much notion what plans Morales has for the country. His whimsical campaign pledge:
For 20 years I have made you laugh, I promise that as president I won't make you cry.
Most incumbent politicians in Guatemala are under investigation or indictment for taking bribes and growing wealthy off their political careers. Which may explain the choice of a complete outsider.