Friday, February 13, 2009

Viagra for votes

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard is handing out the little blue pills to increase the quality of life of local elders. But, with future presidential aspirations, Mayor Ebrard is using these pills as a pavlovian ploy for this year's upcoming elections:
The initiative may be more about politics than anything else, and with nationwide elections looming in July, candidates across Mexico are beginning to lay the groundwork for their campaigns.

To bolster the fortunes of his leftist Party of Democratic Revolution and to further his own dream of becoming the country’s president in 2012 ...
Kinda like the CIA giving Viagra to win over "notoriously fickle" Afghanistan warlords.

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