ISN'T REPUBLICAN PANDERING A SIGN OF SUCCESS FOR LATINOS? :

Democrats Assail Bush Trip to Peru (ASSOCIATED PRESS, March 23, 2002)

In the Democratic radio address aired Saturday, Antonio Villaraigosa, speaker emeritus of the California State Assembly, said the trip is an act of pre-campaign anxiety.

``The president's trip this weekend to Latin America is part of an orchestrated strategy to curry favor with Latino voters in the United States,'' Villaraigosa said.

Am I missing something here? How does it help Democrats to say that the GOP wants Latino votes so badly its willing to pander for them? Posted by Orrin Judd at March 23, 2002 2:20 PM