Chavez

Did it escape anyone's attention that Chavez has 18 months of rule by Presidential Decree granted to him by a lame duck assembly after Chavez's humiliating defeat at the ballot box (even after massive voter fraud). So how is it that a politician that was essentially voted from office suddenly gets dictatorial powers?

This marks the entry of Venezuela into a very dark world. This will cause the U.S. a great deal of trouble and vastly more for their democratic neighbors in South America. But watch this: that sphincter in the White House will do absolutely nothing about it. Maybe even suggest a summit. This is a catastrophe and there is silence from Obama.