I know I said that I would try to stay away from negative press, but this cannot go unanswered. I’m sure the bureaucrats in Washington won’t mind, as demonstrated in their response to Chavez, below.
A State Department spokesman on Friday described Chavez’s proposal to allow presidents to rule by decree as “a bit odd” in a democracy.“That is a sacrosanct legal authority of Venezuela. Go to hell, gringos! Go home! Go home!” Chavez said during his weekly Sunday broadcast. “We’re free here, and every day we’ll be more free.”Chavez also took on U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who has described Chavez as a “negative force” in the region.
“Hi Condoleezza, how are you? You’ve forgotten about me, my little girl,” said Chavez, who last year called President George W. Bush “the devil” during a U.N. speech.
Venezuela’s legislature this week is expected to give its final approval to the Enabling Law that would grant Chavez 18 months to decree legislation.
What is this? …Chavez’s proposal to allow presidents to rule by decree as “a bit odd” in a democracy. Of course it’s “a bit odd!!” That’s not democracy; it is dictatorship! I suppose that no one remembers that this is exactly how Rome went from a Republic to a repressive tyranny. … Caesar never gave up his dictatorial powers. Mark my words, if granted, neither will Chavez.
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