“Mike in Madrid” sent this last night and it seems to be holding true, very unfortunately: “

K-Lo,
in case you want a bulletin, there is a new wrinkle in the Spanish terrorism story. After the arrest of 5 suspects was announced a few hours ago, we all waited hushed to see whether they were Basques or Islamists or some other group. The bombings were obviously timed to have maximum effect on the elections. Then it came, we are determining their nationalities…3 Moroccans and 2 Indians. What next? As we’ve all read, if it’s Basques, it breaks well for the PP, if Islamists, better for the Socialists. I had some skepticism about whether a nation in mourning would have the stomach for such low demagoguery as to blame a political party rather than the real authors of this crime. I was wrong. The Socialist leader has spoken, “Spain deserves a government that doesn’t lie”—rich, after the covered-up meetings with ETA leaders—now central Madrid is full of people banging on pots and pans and shouting “Mentirosos!”(=Liars!). It is believed that because the government—at the behest of leaders in the city’s Moroccan community—took the time and effort to determine precisely who the suspects really are, that they were trying to delay the release of info that might affect tomorrow’s election. All they have is a press-supplied motive, but already it’s enough to bring the demagogues
out in droves. Rajoy’s victory tomorrow now appears anything but certain, and the terrorists already seem to have had a pronounced effect on the Spanish electorate. God help us, if after such a tragedy, people can’t put such demagoguery away. –Mike in Madrid (same guy who wrote to Peter earlier).
PS: it’s lovely to see again the leftists’ lack of imagination: as in America, a conservative leader presides over a wounded nation, and the unimaginative dis-loyal opposition has no better contribution than to call him a liar.