Festive Left Friday Blogging: A four-way dimplefest

It was all smiles for Chavecito, Evo, Lula and El Ecuadorable at a recent summit in Manaus, Brazil. The great news from this one? The Bank of the South, Bancosur, will open in December, and will probably provide a huge boost to the region–and a buffer against the crisis of Wall St. to boot.