Exit polls show anti-Bush aboriginal leader and leftist Evo Morales winning Bolivia's presidential election in a landslide. Add that to the long list of nations that have turned against America under Bush.
Another once-reliably pro-American nation has rejected the "Washington Consensus." Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez have a new ally in office and the march of the left through Latin America takes yet another triumphant step forward.
So much for George W.'s hapless efforts at enforcing America's will through brute military force. If George W. keeps this up, we'll soon have no allies left anywhere.
Come to think of it, that might not be a bad thing.

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The problems began at least with Ike but there's no question Mr. Bush should be concened about Latin America careening (even further) leftwards. From my vantage point, the USA has been poorly served by weak ambassadors (not just the political appointees) and woefully underfunded missions. This could explain Mr. Bush's probable chagrin at Argintine Pres. Kirchner's leftward lurch after the former pulled no punches to get the IMF and world creditors to swallow the Buenos Aires default. Press reports indicate the Americans feel Pres. Lula is a foil to all this in spite of his "government" (or what's left of it) being filled with "Marxist" ex-guerrillas. Well, lotsa luck, now that he seems to be falling further into the orbit of Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro and, perhaps, Evo Morales. One hopes the USA will identify sensible Middle East policies so it won't have to occupy that area forever. Resources, including brainpower, are needed for Latin America.

Translation: once we've done a complete and irrevocable job of screwing up the Middle East, we can do the same to Latin America.
But wait a second, we've already done that, which is why so many radical anti-Americans are being elected in landslide victories all over Latin America today.