Our southern buddy

Last week, Mexican President Felipe Calderon decided to share some love with his northern neighbor by writing, "The origin of our violence problem begins with the fact that Mexico is located next to the country that has the highest levels of drug consumption in the world. It is as if our neighbor were the biggest drug addict in the world."

Maybe it lost something in the translation?

Because as it reads, it's kind of a slam at the United States.

Good thing our Congress doesn't worship Calderon. Good thing they wouldn't jump to their feet to applaud whatever said.

Oh, wait. They already did.



Yep. See May 23rd's "Shame of the week: US Congress" and grasp that not only did they stand and applaud him, they stood and applauded while he attacked Arizona. They applauded his public scorn heaped on one of the country's fifty states.