Comments on: Ortega of Nicaragua decides to become official dictator

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:43:29 +0000

He’s only making formal what has been clear for years. But has he eliminated local crime, as El Salvador has?

By: AppleBetty

AppleBetty — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:18:58 +0000

F: Many US political personalities are outraged at this.

Be that as it may, my bandwidth is all filled up.

By: Sgt. Joe Friday

Sgt. Joe Friday — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:31:53 +0000

And that boob Jimmy Carter (and plenty of other Democrats) thought the Somozas were bad. I think it was FDR who said about the first Somoza, “he may be a sonofabitch, but he’s our sonofabitch.”

By: Chases Eagles

Chases Eagles — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:24:58 +0000

How sad if Mr President Ortega and Mrs Vice President Ortega woke up blown up.

By: Karmi

Karmi — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:57:12 +0000

Trump should use that to troll the Dems and claim he wants to “save democracy” in America by eliminating future elections…hey, the left once loved Daniel Ortega.

By: F

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:54:35 +0000

Many US political personalities are outraged at this. An equal number — probably more — are envious, and wondering how they could pull this off. California’s politicians are Exhibit A.