Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside…. Each country will pursue a path rooted in the culture of its people and in its past traditions.

Was President Obama addressing Honduras when he said this at the U.N.? How would he characterize U.S. meddling in Honduras in light of these words?

Honduras has pursued a “path rooted in the culture of its people” — namely, to institute constitutional provisions to discourage the revival of presidents-for-life. And along comes a president (Zelaya) who tries to do just that.

What Zelaya attempted was not only illegal in Honduras, but would not have been legal in any democratic republic in the world.

But that didn’t matter to Obama/Clinton. Yankee paternalism lives on.