[Dog Gone]

I was down in Nicaragua earlier this year. It's a beautiful country. The people are very nice and I felt very safe.

That being said, it's still a poor country. It's had bad government for nearly its entire history and it shows.

My guess is that Ortega will win this election but not by enough to win outright. And then he'll get trounced in the runoff.

I think much brighter days are ahead for Nicaragua.

[chuckles]

I'm hoping Bolivia and Venezuela is it for the commies.Those people deserve better after the decades of abuse they've had. Bush says that some people believe some races can't be democratic. Just as I wonder if a warlord can comprehend a fair election, I wonder if the Hispanic countries can stop vacillating from left to right. Most have never known anything but graft and corruption, so they believe we are lying when we say how things ought to be. Mexico could be on it's way to complete collapse. The race was so tight, each side thinks they have been cheated. Total anarchy is on it's way. I hope the fence becomes a priority soon.