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Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, desperate to make a name for himself after his failed project “Roberto Fernandez for Mayor of Santa Cruz”, wrote a letter to Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. One of the leading candidates for the Presidency in 2007, Tuto wanted to send a message to Chavez and gain some publicity.

This letter told Chavez to not involve himself in Bolivian politics.

Chavez’ close friend, Evo Morales, came to Chavez’ defense. In typical Evo fashion, he used ridiculous accusations including that Tuto was involved in the failed coup in Venezuela.

Morales:

“Ese apoyo que tiene ahora está siendo condenado de manera cobarde y cínicamente, pues un cadáver político como Tuto Quiroga, después de errores y muertes dejados durante su gobierno de apenas un año, no puede pretender dar clases de dignidad”.

As Morales continues to make statements like these, he turns off more voters. The growing Bolivian middle class will only look at the messenger, and not the message. Behind that message are genuine grievances and serious social and economic problems that are not represented. All of the advances that Evo and MAS have made in the past three years will be for naught.