Chavez Lite

Well, it looks like Hugo's got a little friend in Ecuador:

Ecuador's Leftist Candidate Slams Bush

Friday, November 24, 2006
By MONTE HAYES, Associated Press Writer

QUITO, Ecuador — Leftist economist Rafael Correa, in a tight race to win Sunday's presidential runoff, criticized President Bush Thursday for the Iraq invasion and claimed his policies led to the Republicans' congressional defeat.

"The American people have been the first to speak their minds in an overwhelming fashion on the errors committed by the Bush administration, above all in Iraq," he said. "I think all citizens of the world have a right to express ourselves about that mistake, which put world peace in danger."

If anyone can explain the connection between American Congressional elections, the Iraq war and Ecuadorian politics, I'm all ears.