Friday, November 27, 2009

Buh Bye

The agreement we brokered about restoring Zelaya to the presidency prior to the new presidential election in Honduras provided that the Honduran Congress would first have to agree to that restoration. I was pleasantly surprised that we used this as a means of reversing our foolish support for Zelaya without visibly appearing to admit our mistake.

The Honduran Supreme Court has advised against it:

The Honduran Supreme Court recommended Thursday that lawmakers vote against restoring ousted President Manuel Zelaya, another blow for his quickly fading chances of returning to power.


The Supreme Court submitted its opinion six days before Congress is scheduled to vote on Zelaya's fate as part of a U.S.-brokered agreement to end the political crisis over a June coup.

The justices concluded that Zelaya should not be restored to the presidency because he has criminal charges pending against him, Supreme Court spokesman Danilo Izaguirre said.

I imagine Congress will take that advice. Buh Bye Zelaya. Your coup attempt has failed.
 
Unless Zelaya decides to try for a coup with the traditional guns and shooting. Would Chavez and Ortega be that bold?