Batting .700

Felipe Calderón has passed 40 of the 56 initiatives he's presented before Congress, which amounts to a success rate of just more than 70 percent. The legislative agenda isn't the only way to measure success (in Calderón's case, security policy and his management of the economy are just as vital), but it is an important one. Given that Calderón is working with a majority opposition, and that he entered office in 2006 with no mandate and little personal prestige, enacting 70 percent of his proposals is an impressive (and often overlooked) accomplishment.