Vote MDC in Today's Zimbabwe Election!

In case there are Zimbabwean nationals who actually peruse this site, it's an appropriate time to announce, as PLVQ does with most foreign elections, our endorsement in that country's parliamentary elections.

As many of you who know me personally are aware, I have a soft spot for the oft-forgotten plight of the Zimbabwean people, since their tyrannical, illegitimate "President" Robert Mugabe began confiscating and redistributing fertile land some five years ago. What resulted was the gradual destruction of an economy which once earned the moniker of Africa's Breadbasket, and an accompanying indifference from the international community.

If Mugabe's comments this week are any indication, the his iron-fisted control of Parliament will remain:

"...Mugabe branded opposition supporters “traitors” and warned on Tuesday that an election victory by the top rival party would not be tolerated..."

So much for free and fair elections.

PLVQ has an undefeated record of predicting the victors of foreign elections (remember Howard, Bush, Yushchenko, SBY, et al?). However, we will proudly break this streak today, endorse the Movement for Democratic Change (which will still be in opposition tomorrow), and hope that Zimbabweans will have the courage to march in the streets peacefully to build the international pressure that helped topple illiberal regimes in Georgia and Ukraine over the past year.