[jmaroneps37]

http://www.collinsreport.net/2009/09/12/former-honduran-president-zelaya-hugo-chavez%e2%80%99s-drug-runner/
There are several more essays on Honduras there as well.

[maica]

Info from the excellent comments section of the WSJ article:

“I have a question, though, about the election. Is the pro-Zelaya faction represented on the ballot for president? In other words, are any of the names on the ballot for president Zelaya supporters? If not, you could have a free and fair election that resolves nothing.”

“Yes there are two Candidates, Carlos H Reyes who is Independent, and Cesar Hamm who is from the UD party (Union democratica “communists”) Both know that they can’t win (not enough supporters) and have threatened to boycott the elections, or even send their supporters to attack polling booths and burn the ballot boxes.”

“There are two candidates from leftist parties. They both support Zelaya. They also receive money from the FARC. They are also leaders of the corrupt teachers union. The only organization in the country that supports Zelaya. They also are the big human rights abusers in this case that no one hears about. They have not been teaching the kids so they can show support to Zelaya.”

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James Carville is probably advising one or both of these candidates.

[normanpubbie]

Yesterday's Wall Street Journal had an interesting article by Lanny Davis, former Clinton pitchman and now a lobbyist for a pro-Micheletti Honduran business group.

The (short) article was in two parts. In the first, Davis discussed the diplomatic efforts to date; he presented both sides' positions fairly.

In the second part, Davis outlined a proposal being kicked around by a group of political and business leaders. In it, they propose giving everyone involved amnesty, meaning Zelaya, the military, Micheletti, the National Congress, the Attorney General, and the Supreme Court.

That will be the eventual solution of this mess -- blanket immunity.

[CriticalJ]

Is Demint setting himself up for a run at president?

At this point, I like him so it wouldn’t be a bad think in my opinion.

[Gritty]

The Obama Administration is on the side of Hugo Chavez on this one - just like on almost everything else.

Let's face it. The enemies of America now run America!

"Hey, Obama has just nationalized nothing more and nothing less than General Motors. Comrade Obama! Fidel, careful or we are going to end up to his right!" - Hugo Chavez

[Teflonic]

The Honduras situation is a massive crack in the foundation of the Obama administration. If need be cries of impeachment should be made in the senate to force a wedge into that crack as the independents will demand to know all the facts of WHY conservatives feel this is grounds for impeachment. The media won’t be able to keep up the charade under those circumstances.

[Clint N. Suhks]

"a mistake in search of a rationale."

What a great line that describes the entire administration's policy.

[houeto]

BTTT!

[tokerinchiefisanacornamerican]

If Obama sees nothing wrong in pressuring the Honduran people to abdicate their constitutional protections in favor of a dictator, then he probably sees no impediment to sacrificing our constitutional sovereignty in favor of international governance and law. Everything he does plays to the international community.

[GaltTrader]

While Jim DeMint is accurate in his analysis, my question is “What’s new Jim?”. WSJ writer Mary Anastasia O’Grady has done an outstanding job of reporting and analyzing the situation in Honduras from day 1.

The only real question remaining is why the Obama adminstration is taking position it is taking. Perhaps Obama hopes to find himself in a circle, arm-in-arm, hand-in-hand, cheek-to-cheek, with his fellow jerks, Hugo Chávez, Daniel Ortega and the Castro brothers.

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!