Bolivian mobs win one

The opposition managed to shut down enough of the capital to keep Congress from meeting.

Thousands of demonstrators prevented Bolivian legislators from reaching the congressional building Tuesday, forcing the suspension of their first session after a weeklong recess caused by continued street protests.

Some 65 senators and congressmen protected by police made it through the crowd, but a quorum of 79 was needed for the joint session.

Can the protesters keep this up for longer than a few days? Also, how many Congressmen are not showing up because they fear violence and how many are not showing up because they want to see the president look ineffective?

And one more question: Reuters reports that the Congressional President did not show up, and then quotes Evo Morales as criticizing him. However, La Razon says he arrived at 7:30, met with all the opposition except Morales's party, and then shut down the session for the day due to the lack of quorum. Is Reuters relying on a single source of Morales and will they do it a second time now that he's lied to them?

I know that's inside baseball to people who don't really care about Bolivia, but how the international media covers the events there does matter to how the US and others view the problem.