Two Cheers for Venezuela

Hugo Chavez has had a setback in his bid to be anointed king elected president for life of Venezuela after losing the "reform" vote that would have allowed him to hold office until 2050.

Note that I said "setback." With dictators like Chavez it is always a matter of "heads, I win; tails, we flip again."

When Oysters Go Bad

From the Guardian:

Up to a million people on income support will be eligible for half fares on London's buses under Ken Livingstone's oil deal with Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's president.

Single parents, carers, the long-term sick and disabled people will benefit from the plan, first mooted during Mr Chávez's visit to the UK last year, paying 50p for a single journey if they use an Oystercard.

It doesn't surprise me at all that Red Ken has done a deal with the likes of Chavez. but I sincerely hope that freeborn Englishmen will prefer to walk from Whitechapel to Richmond rather than accept largess from a tin-pot Latin American dictator.

Dictatorship Plain & Simple

I am shocked, shocked that Hugo Chavez has made himself president for life.

One Day in Venezuela

"I am shocked, shocked that Chavez seized control of the media."

The Ouija Board Was Unavaliable

Hugo Chavez spoke on the phone with "Fidel Castro" the other day.

The long distance charges from Hell must have been staggering.