Sandoval Íñiguez: "Ebrard is hanging on to me to get to Los Pinos"

This weekend's price for excessively elevated self-importance goes to.... Guadalajara Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez.

According to the cardinal, who says he "doesn't want to get into a discussion with that man" - for sure, it's far too convenient to simply hurl accusations and then not have the spine to stand by them - the public spats between him and Marcelo Ebrard are simply products of this:  "What he wants to do is simply to hang on to be in order to be a public figure, and then run for the presidency - that is what he wants."

Never mind that Ebrard holds the second most important elective office in Mexico. Never mind that his public approval ratings are high and his vote intentions have been rising throughout the country. Never mind that Ebrard showed a remarkable lack of restraint toward Sandoval's provocations before responding to them: All he wanted the whole time was to ride on Sandoval's coattails. Now we know.