Shut Up Hugo
The news recently reported on the latest idiocy from Venezuelan would be dictator Hugo Chavez. Despite stacking the deck for his recent constitutional reform package that would have scrapped term limits on his rule with popular items like reducing the workday to six hours and giving pensions to street vendors and housewives, the voters failed to vote his way. Essentially, Chavez tried to buy votes with some goodies for the poor and the working man but even that did not provide enough competitive advantage to offset the concerns that "President for Life" could result in a socialistic agenda that would likely erode personal property rights. Chavez's true colors were shown recently after he threatened to nationalize banks own by Spanish interests if Spain's king does not apologize for telling Chavez to "shut up."
Let's applaud the Venezuelan people for rejecting Hugo's recent threats against democracy. The USSR dissolved and the Berlin Wall fell as the people wanted the same freedoms enjoyed by Westerners. Let this be a lesson to Hugo and his like.
posted by Michael Sick @ 4:08 PM
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