By John W. Lillpop



When the term of former Mexican President Vicente Fox ended nearly one year ago, many pundits predicted a new age of enlightenment in third world Mexico. Felipe Calderon, Fox's eventual successor, was supposed to usher out the traditional stupidity that has captivated Mexico for decades.

Unfortunately, President Calderon is turning out to be least as daft as Fox, and perhaps more so in certain instances.

Calderon's latest dabbling in terminal idiocy came when the president ripped “the growing harassmentâ€