Tuesday, October 27, 2009

here we go again... already?

News report from Miami Herald reinforcing rumors that the Haitian prime minister is on the verge of being ousted. According to several Haitians I deeply respect, Michelle Pierre-Louis is(was?)a ray of hope in a largely corrupt and ineffective government. It is almost laughable that members of the Haitian senate would accuse her of being ineffective given then until only a few months ago 1/3 of the senate seats were unfilled due to more than 18 months of election delays. How can a PM lead a non-existent government? As the article suggests, accusations against her likely have more to do with political wrangling/positioning for next year's presidential election than what she has/has not accomplished over the last year. Sigh - time will tell.

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