It took Florida’s Democrat Senator Bill Nelson two weeks to make up his mind about the crisis in Honduras. Or did he?
After repeated requests over the past two weeks for his position on the Honduras crisis, he has finally .jpg)
responded. Or has he?
Today, I received an email from the Senator in which he tells me that, as a member of both the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, he is monitoring the situation closely. Aha! The Senator’s on the case. So, what did he find out? Was ex-President Manuel Zelaya removed as the result of a military coup or of a legal order from the Supreme Court of Honduras? Should we suspend aid or not? Hmm, he doesn’t say.
He tells me that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is mediating between the parties and blah, blah, blah. We all know that, Senator. What I’d like to know is what do you think U.S. policy should be?
Oh, of course, the Organization of American States and the United States support the mediation effort. All right, everybody knows that part, too. Just tell us whether you think the United States should insist on Mr. Zelaya’s return to power as a condition of continued aid!
He won’t.
As usual, Sen. Nelson avoids giving a straight answer. His last remark on the matter sums up his ambiguity: “. . . the current situation must be reconciled by the Honduran people.” Whatever that means.
Of course, Sen. Nelson – being a member of the Armed Forces and Intelligence Committees – is probably too busy with other matters of more importance to our national security and international relations, such as the discovery of discarded Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Yes, he actually spent time at a recent Senate hearing alerting Congress of the imminent danger caused by Burmese pythons to the alligator population. Here is a man who has his priorities straight.
Email From Sen Bill Nelson About Honduras Crisis
(Above right: Sen. Bill Nelson)
Comments
He knows the Hondurans acted legally and upheld their constitution but he can't say that because that will pull the rug out from under Obama, and that he won't do. He's just toeing the party line. What else would we expect?
His email tells it all. It's not what is said but what is not said that is important to read.
So why ar you so UPset?
You at least go an email!
I've emailed Mary Landrieu no less than 10 times and include my address here in Louisiana, and she doesn't even acknowledge getting my email much less responding.
She is just a "Lap DOG" for Obama!
the bastard coup mongers headed by mitcheleti are trying to starve out the people on the border states by stopping shipments of food, medicine and potable water from reaching the people.
Honduras Coup: The Dumbest Regime on Earth:
indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/29/18612984.php
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How Obama betrayed Honduras
The United States must honour its promises to Central America by refusing to support the coup leaders in Honduras:
guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/29/honduras-coup-barack-obama
"Following the coup, a group of wealthy Honduran businesspeople and bankers with business interests in the U.S. hired Lanny Davis to sell the coup to North Americans. Davis was Bill Clinton's personal lawyer and backed Hillary Clinton for president. He defended the coup before a congressional hearing. His job is to smear Zelaya to make the coup palatable."
"Spinning the Honduras coup"
philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20090729_Spinning_the_Honduras_coup.html
Get the facts straight before posting you opinion.
Honduras acted within the law. The president was ousted because he broke many laws. Fortunately Honduras is not like Venezuela, The supreme court of Honduras has not yet been replaced by a puppet Judges appointed by the president entirely used for rubber stamping his mandates.
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