El mandatario has established a reputation for press statements that range between inappropriate and confrontationally insulting but he may have revealed a serious loss of footing yesterday. He responded to reporters' questions about American Chamber of Commerce head Ivan Ramirez's statements that the current economic crisis has the potential to destabilize social order and deligitimize the government by saying "this doesn't frighten me," he sarcastically added "look how I am shaking."
Is it "machismo falso" or deer-in-the-headlights syndrome? Either explanation augurs ill. Meanwhile, can the peso stay below the 40 to the dollar threshold for one more week?
Is it "machismo falso" or deer-in-the-headlights syndrome? Either explanation augurs ill. Meanwhile, can the peso stay below the 40 to the dollar threshold for one more week?