Once More from Calderón

Yesterday, Calderón again rebuked Mexicans for speaking badly of Mexico abroad. As before, the feeling that motivates the comments is understandable, but the reaction is counter-productive, hypocritical (given that for close to three years, no one was more excited to talk security than Calderón himself), and inappropriate for a president. Calderón's power over the focus of the chattering class is limited, but if he wants to shift the conversation, telling people what not to talk about is always going to backfire.