Are you a domestic terrorist?

[Occhidiangela]

Extraordinary? Yes. Adventurer? Yes. Political experimenter with personal ambitions? Oh, my, yes. A mover and shaker? Definitely. Had a profound impact? Very much so. The chiclets thing? Kinda neat.

But was he any good for Mexico? .

Given how stupid Mexico was, and remains, collectively, yes he was. He was precisely what Mexico wanted and needed, over and over. You might recall that he initially fought for the Royalist (should we say Spanish?) side during the Revolution ... and yet, he still became president of the independent Mexico numerous times.

As I said before, about Mexico's cultural incompetence ... he's a fine case study, in terms of his relationship with Mexico writ large.