El Peje vs. El Pres

The three months of debate about energy industry are coming to a close, which means the Mexican Congress will soon have the opportunity to pass oil reform. Bad news for el Peje. His latest stalling tactic is to demand a debate with President Calderón. The President, who was an effective debater in the 2006 campaign, will be able to carry out the reform without any such spectacle, and handing López Obrador a soapbox is a really bad idea. Unless Calderón dropped his good sense somewhere in China, there is no way this will happen.