Mexico on the verge... of what?

Our Mainstream Media seems to be ignoring the election fracas south of the border. Presidential canidate Andres Obrador of the Party of the Democratic Revolution refuses to concede defeat, his supporters camp in the streets and leftwing members of the Mexican congress physically prevent President Vincente Fox from delivering his last State of the Nation address. Today the Federal Electoral Tribunal declared Felipe Calderon of the National Action Party the president elect but whether Calderon will back down or will continue to escalate the crisis is anyone's guess. One thing for sure is that this election stalemate (which certainly seems more severe than the one we experienced in 2000) seems to hold no particular interest to anyone north of the Rio Grande.