Don't Call it a Comeback: The Daniel Ortega Chronicles

It would only be human of Daniel Ortega to be envious of Hugo down in Venezuela. After all he was Fidel's first real sidekick in Latin America. Hugo may get Danny Glover to sing his praises but Ortega had Jackson Browne (who literally sang his praises) and the then less mannish looking Darryl Hannah. Nicaragua was literally crawling with Sandalistas - idealistic (moronic) leftists (fellow-travellers) eager to help the Sandinistas build a new society. All in all Daniel Ortega was the man until he called for elections that he was certain he'd win. Elections that even the first Bush administration fully expected Ortega to take with ease. Then the people of Nicaragua threw him a curve.

That was fifteen years ago and Ortega is trying to come back again. The road back for him is much harder than it appears so as long as we keep our mouths shut we should be ok. The moderate left former Sandanista and fomer mayor of Managua Herty Lewites is the clear front-runner. By the way in the CSM link provided the photo caption of Ortega with a young girl is more than a little disturbing considering the molestation charges launched by his stepdaughter several years ago.