[StJacques]

Well Shuttle Shucker, how prescient you were to ask why we haven't heard from Cuauhtemoc Cardenas recently.

Because he has now spoken up:

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/369483.html

Excerpt from article entitled "I'm fond of turning to the law to resolve electoral conflict":

"Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, considered the moral leader of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), said that the conflict which the country is experiencing after the presidential election has to be resolved "with strict fondness for the law and fundamental thinking in the interest of the country." He said this applies to all Mexicans to contribute so that the country develops itself in a climate of fruitful togetherness.

"I hope that we may have an electoral result, when the tribunal states its final decision, which is accepted, which gives us the certainty of taking what the election gave. I hope that if there is a recourse to some means, such as the counting of votes, that we turn to it if it is what gives us certainty," he said."

And then there is this quote a little later on:

"What affects the interests of those not directly participating in these activities worries me because of this, in some form it prejudices or deteriorates the current presence of the Party of the Democratic Revolution in many sectors of society." He declared that he will not participate in the Democratic National Convention -- summoned by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador -- to be carried out next September 16 in the Plaza of the Constitution."

I think Cuauhtemoc Cardenas just said that AMLO is destroying a lot of the progress the PRD has made in "many secotrs" of Mexican society and he [Cardenas] is not going to be a part of it.

I guess this was worth waiting for after all.

[Shuttle Shucker]

Well Saint, how insightful of YOU to have pointed out how the PRD already has someone who can carry its banner in the upcoming presidential elections: Lazaro Cardenas Batel.

Still, I've been wondering just what this Cuauhtemoc Cardenas quote means to say:

>>>I hope that if there is a recourse to some means, such as the counting of votes, that we turn to it if it is what gives us certainty," he said."<<<

Is he leaning towards advocating a nationwide recount? Or is he more or less simply saying that whatever TRIFE says regarding the recounts should be embraced by Mexicans? I hope it's the latter.

[Shuttle Shucker]

Reforma.com has this front page photo online now, depicting what's hopefully NOT an isolated example of an abandoned protest tent on Reforma (now that the thugs formerly occupying it realize that they're far less likely to get favors from an eventual President ObraGore in exchange for their actions):

[Shuttle Shucker]

Still more re-tallying and such to do (r/e the state of Colima, at least):

http://www.el-universal.com.mx/notas/369618.html