HONDURAN TRUTHS - AT 7:02 A.M. ET:  The Wall Street Journal, possibly the nation's best newspaper, shines this morning with several important pieces.  Its Latin American correspondent, Mary Anastasia O'Grady (love that name) sets the record straight on the so-called "coup" in Honduras, which has been denounced by the Obamans.  (Strange, how they're suddenly meddling.  When Iran erupted, they said they couldn't get involved.)  It's also been denounced by Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega, and Fidel Castro, so once again Barack Obama finds himself in great company.  The Journal's report:

Hugo Chávez's coalition-building efforts suffered a setback yesterday when the Honduran military sent its president packing for abusing the nation's constitution.

It seems that President Mel Zelaya miscalculated when he tried to emulate the success of his good friend Hugo in reshaping the Honduran Constitution to his liking.

But Honduras is not out of the Venezuelan woods yet. Yesterday the Central American country was being pressured to restore the authoritarian Mr. Zelaya by the likes of Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega, Hillary Clinton and, of course, Hugo himself. The Organization of American States, having ignored Mr. Zelaya's abuses, also wants him back in power. It will be a miracle if Honduran patriots can hold their ground.

The story documents Zelaya's abuse of the Honduran constitution and demonstrates that the military acted correctly in removing him, rather follow his illegal orders.  In the United States we would respect military men who refused to follow unlawful orders.  But apparently, the Obamans have a different standard for one of their cherished leftist-led nations:

Mrs. Clinton has piled on as well. Yesterday she accused Honduras of violating "the precepts of the Interamerican Democratic Charter" and said it "should be condemned by all." Fidel Castro did just that. Mr. Chávez pledged to overthrow the new government.

Saul Alinsky and the Chicago radicals who tutored both Clinton and Obama must be so proud, as they look down from Heaven or up from...well, you know.

So there we have it.  The United States, so prissy about even saying a word in support of Iranian freedom fighters, now goes full barrel in support of a power-grabbing autocrat of the left.

Ah yes, Obama will make us proud again.

June 29, 2009