I read another boring AP article today on Hugo Chavez's Great Victory...or so it seemed for the first three quarters or so. The story describes how Venezuela fits in with the leftist resurgence in Latin America, with the usual recounting of the largesse bestowed on the poor as a result. Then buried in the text the reporter mentions that with all of the free food, housing, health care, etc, unemployment remains a huge concern. Wouldn't you know...A big part of the worry is that foreign investors are leery of putting their money on the line with socialist control freaks. I'll venture a guess that another reason may be that when people are paid not to work, they generally don't. But that's beside the point, really.
Like I said, the story's a bore for the most part with that kind of mundane blather. But then we find this alarming passage:
Chavez told adoring crowds Sunday night that "socialism is love" and promised to take it further. How he'll do that isn't clear.Hmmm....So would it be accurate to say he's buying Venezuela dinner before he...uh...you know...scores? And will he still be there in the morning?
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