Indeed, Honduras' political waters are infested with sharks. Negotiating the abyss is further imperiled by shoals of indifference and greed that forever threaten to rend the ship of state. The mark of a noble government is to consider itself a public trust granted by the people for the good of the nation and not for the benefit of individual, group or party. Ultimately, President Reina's successors may wish to ponder the axiom that reform must always come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue and civil order, nor can you secure the fruits of liberty, equality and fraternity when the few feast on the many.
Every unpunished injustice threatens the justice of all.
The pricetag for a healthy society is a government immune to disease. A Connecticut-based journalist and frequent contributor, W. E. Gutman is currently on assignment in Central America.