This is CBS, I On the World. I'm John Batchel. Professor Avenelis of the U.S. Army

War Colleges here. We've reviewed the violence in Brazil, in Ecuador, in Venezuela, off the coast of

Colombia and Venezuela and Mexico, Central American states. There is a very good news story

that needs attention because it will spill out over many years. It's Argentina. Havier

Malay is a colorful mop-haired chief executive. He's been much on the road these last months gaining international attention.

At the same time, there have been doubts about his ability to hold together his reforms in

Argentina. It came down to a vote that the expectation was he would lose in the midterm elections

for the legislature of Argentina.

This is a country dominated by a coalition called the Parenista Coalition that is committed

to statism and grotesque inflation. That has been the result of many decades of purposeful misrule. Javier

Malay seeks to reverse that. There are problems, however, and they were to come down on his

head on Sunday last. It did not happen. And why it did not happen is going to require

careful explanation. But right now, Malay is not

only rescued, he's gaining seats in the legislature for his party that's very small. But those seats

will help him with so-called reforms. Professor, I want to say this is all good news. There are

doubts ahead. Can we explain how it is that the people

voted against the polling? The polling showed the paranistas were going to dominate the legislature

and squeeze malaise reforms out and he would be troubled by corruption charges. It didn't happen. Do we

know why? Well, John, well, first of all, polling in general is much more imperfect than we often

recognize, especially in Latin America, where people either are afraid to express their true

feelings to pollsters and oftentimes just change their mind. We also saw that in Bolivia,

before the

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