Our neighbor to the south, Mexico, is a mess - violent and drug-corrupt. Their presidential politics over the last several cycles have shown that the electorate is flailing about, trying first one thing and then another in the hope of breaking through the malaise gripping the country.
After decades of one-party rule by the PRI (1934-2000), they zigged right with PAN for two terms, back to the PRI when PAN didn't pan out, and now it appears they'll zag left with AMLO's coalition. Honestly, you can't blame Mexicans for trying different things.
One recalls the statement of former dictator Porfirio Diaz who memorably said, "Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States." An outsider's perspective suggests he could have added, "And so cursed by a Spanish colonial heritage."
It is probably too much to hope for that AMLO may turn out to be a practical person with his country's best interests at heart. COTTonLINE extends best wishes to our southern neighbors, they could use a break.
