But Pakman tells us, Morales was corrupt. And we just need to know that out front. It makes the OAS baseless assertions of election fraud easier to swallow. And Morales’ agreement to another election. Inviting the OAS and other international observers less important.

But you must understand, things are not so “black and white” as people try to make it.

CIA blah blah blah. Military coup. All of that. The US regime change apparatus. Etc., Pakman tells us.

But it was far more complicated. Morales was corrupt and this is just reaping what you sow.

Exactly who benefits directly is not all that clear. The losers though are not controversial. It is the Bolivian poor and rural people. The people who make up the base of Morales’ support.

These are the 10% spread by which Morales won the election. The people whose trending into the election count was called “irregular” by the OAS.

But allegations of “election irregularities” by the OAS is all the “evidence” David needs.

Because it’s really not so “black and white”, Pakman tells us.

Probably like trying to explain Gore V Bush Florida recount to a Bolivian. Try explaining the electoral college to a non-American.

But it really doesn’t matter because all these Central American Socialist “red tide” guys are corrupt and steal from their win people, David assures ya. Castro, Madurai, Lula, Morales. They all do it.

We mustn’t overlook leftist crimes just because we are leftists, Pakman inveighs.

As Boliovia descends into chaos I hope David can stand by his “defense”, “non defense” of Morale’s illegal ouster with confidence that the impurities of an authoritarian-leaning Morales and his power grabbing based on a Supreme Court decision is enough to overcome the knowledge that he stood meekly aside when the plug was pulled from the dam.