Juan Carlos:

First of all, we should name names. Raul Costales is the Secretary General that you are referring to. When I read the articles in La Nacion that always seem to avoid the issue and naming names it really pisses me off. After talking with Jorge today I understand that you had a personal run-in with Raul. As Raul is not here to defend himself there is not much I want to add. For those who are reading this blog Raul was a member of the LP in Florida before moving to CR. His demeanor can be intimidating.

The real question is this: What can be accomplished by political action in any case? If your agenda is to be a politician, then I understand. I am currently talking with a politically ambitious young man here in Guacimo, trying to illustrate that politics is a dead-end street. What is happening at the national level here is not atypical.

Juan Carlos, we will never attain individual sovereignty appealing to collectivist sentiments. If the intention is to halt entirely the functioning of the government I support electing as many people from as many different parties as possible. After the recent scandals here there are at least six parties with chances to elect deputies. Talk about gridlock. In addition, when Oscar Arias is elected we will have a situation here like in Bolivia with Meses. Does Hugo Chavez have a hand here? Who knows? Out of chaos, opportunity. We should be as lucky as Somalia.

We don’t want better government; we want no government what-so-ever.