Friday, May 11, 2007
Why were Democrats rude to Pres. Uribe?
Colombia's Pres. Uribe is one of the most responsible leaders in Latin America. Like Mexico's Pres. Calderon, Uribe enjoys strong support back home because he is dealing with the problems.
Yet, the Democrats treated Pres. Uribe poorly during his recent trip to the US.
Why? Because Uribe believes in making decisions and solving problems. The Democrats believe in making speeches and non-binding resolutions.
What are the Democrats thinking?
Robert Novak had a great article about Uribe and the Democrats:
"The first Colombian president to crack down on his country's corrupt army officer hierarchy, and to assault both right-wing paramilitaries and left-wing guerrillas, last week confronted Democrats wedded to out-of-date claims of civil rights abuses and to rigidly protectionist dogma.
This is remarkable U.S. treatment for a rare friend on the South American continent, where Venezuela's leftist dictator Hugo Chavez can only exult in Uribe's embarrassment as he builds an anti-American bloc of nations.
A former congressional staffer, who in 1999 helped author Plan Colombia against narco-guerrillas, told me:
"President Uribe may be the odd man out, and that's no way to treat our best ally in South America." (How to Lose an Ally)
In the real world, we choose to support men like Uribe or we will create more room for men like Chavez.
The Democrats do not understand that governing is part of serving in Washington. Unfortunately, they don't see that Uribe is dealing with horrible options in Colombia.
Uribe is our friend.
What are the Democrats thinking? Unfortunately, they are not thinking.
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1 comment:
It's pretty typical behavior by Democrats. Complain that we don't have any allies, then trash the ones we do have while making excuses for the behavior of communist dictators like Chavez.
Another thing about Chavez and Democrats: It amazes me that so many of the kookville left will go down and kiss Chavez's ring while he is making plans to build a 5,000 mile natural gas pipeline cutting right through the heart of the Brazilian Rain Forest.
I guess the environment, human rights and every other purported left wing value takes a back seat when it comes to an opportunity to trash the United States.
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