[lbo-talk] John Ross on Mexico

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
><http://www.counterpunch.org/ross09062006.html>
>
>Adios, To the Fox!
>Death of the Mexican Presidency
>By JOHN ROSS
>
>... One crucial political distinction between ... [Mexico and the US]
>is the presence of a third party in the Mexican mix, one that at least
>purports to be left of the center. ...
>It is not that the PRD's hands are clean [--] its legislators have 
>regularly
>prostituted their wares ...

"Purports"?  "Prostituted"?  Actually, this makes Mexico sound much like the 
US -- with the PRD being Democrats but with more brio.  Anyone have any 
details on how solid the PRD's leftist credentials are?

Carl