AMLO Losing Support

Up until now, leftist loser Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador  has enjoyed a pretty easy time of it in the world press. They have downplayed his more hysterical rants and kept his lost cause in the public eye with largely sympathetic coverage. Other nations, including the US, have remained largely silent about the contested Mexican presidential election. That is now beginning to change and AMLO is looking more and more like a marginal figure who is going to destroy his own political future with his continued antics. Calderon is looking more presidential with each passing day and is reaching out to the opposition. Former AMLO supporters are defecting rapidly..

MEXICO CITY - Newly declared President-elect Felipe Calderon began building his government Wednesday and his supporters called on backers of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to end weeks of national protests over the disputed July 2 election.

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But weeks of angry rhetoric and tensions were likely to continue, as Lopez Obrador vowed to never recognize Calderon as Mexico's leader and said he would instead create his own parallel government. Trying to counter more than a month of protest camps in favor of Lopez Obrador, Calderon's supporters planned to form a human chain Wednesday to urge the nation to support a peaceful transition.

Civic groups and unions published full-page ads in Mexico's principal newspapers Wednesday calling for peace and unity.

In an interview late Tuesday with Mexico's Televisa television network, Calderon said he would begin forming a government "immediately" but would take his time choosing a Cabinet, announcing his choices "very likely in the hours close to the swearing-in" on Dec. 1.

He said he would be looking for "honest people … capable people, people who are loyal to the (administration's) plan, and to Mexico."

Always confident of his eventual victory, Calderon has been quietly drawing up transition plans since the days that followed the election. Lopez Obrador's supporters and allied parties have said they will try to block the handover, just as they kept Fox from giving his last state-of-the-nation address Friday.

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"I do not recognize someone who tries to act as the chief federal executive without having a legitimate and democratic representation," he told thousands of supporters in Mexico's main Zocalo plaza who chanted: "Felipe, the people don't want you!"

World leaders, including the prime ministers of Japan and Belgium and several Central American presidents, congratulated Calderon on his victory.

The White House said Mexico's democratic institutions, especially the Federal Electoral Tribunal, have proved themselves "strong and capable of reflecting the will of the people of Mexico."

"We congratulate Felipe Calderon on his victory and look forward to working with him and his team," the White House said.

The tone of the articles is changing. AMLO will be getting less and less flattering coverage as the days go by. His outrageous and downright nasty statements will begin to be reported instead of glossed over.