Thug For Life

The New York Times notes that Robert Mugabe has sworn himself in as the president of Zimbabwe.

That's being far more charitable in the use of language than I would report. He's installed himself as thug for life. He's a dictator, and he set up militias full of his thugs to suppress the opposition and demand that those people who didn't vote in yesterday's election vote for him so that he can claim legitimacy.

There is absolutely no reason that any nation on the planet should recognize Mugabe as the legitimate leader of Zimbabwe. Mugabe stole the election and engaged in rampant intimidation and violence against the opposition.