Hat tip to Agrapha for this.
It’s been a tough week for democracy and American diplomacy. In Pakistan, President Purvez Musharraf pulled a coup against himself and U.S. diplomats were apparently stunned. In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez pulled a coup against his countrymen and U.S. diplomats were once again, well…stunned. The difference in political attention and media coverage accorded these two affairs has been — for lack of a better word — stunning.
