New Argentine Foreign Minster on gay marriage: "If you don't bathe and have lice, don't complain if someone dislikes it"

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2. You're welcome, Judi. Fact is, most of his voters cast an "anger" vote - with little or no idea of what he stood for.

When voters were polled about Milei's headline proposals - the dollarization, shock devaluation, privatizing pensions and public works, capital flight deregulation and more - most were against them.

The most pathetic example of this, is his victory in the provinces (he won 19 or 20, out of 23), because Milei's openly pledged to end revenue sharing - which most depend on for 60% or more of their budgets.

They'd be pushed into an instant depression, should those plans be pushed through.

But voters' itch to "punish" Alberto Fernández for failing turn the economy around (as if anyone could have) outweighed their policy concerns.

Many literally voted for him because they "didn't think he would actually win" (!).

Suffice it to say, once Milei kickstarts his program - much of it no doubt by decree (as Macri did) - most of his voters will be in for a very rude awakening.

Perhaps deep down, they wanted another collapse. There's tremendous negativity in Argentina, I can tell you - especially in Buenos Aires (many of whom resent being Argentine - particularly right-wingers).

A little like the man who loses something dear - and then goes into a fit, throwing valuables out the window and yelling at God things like "you want more? Take it!!"

And once he calms down a little, starts sobbing - asking "why didn't you stop me?"

That said, Happy Thanksgiving Judi. While not without our problems, we have so much to be thankful for - just to be here in America.