It's typical that the only level you can address this at is "Chavez hates Bush."

Chavez is an important philosophical and political example, particularly for those who keep insisting that Marxism is just "an economic system." We have another classic laboratory experiment in collectivism going on under our noses, and it's worth following. Don't know about anyone on this board, but Chavez is still considered a hero by a large segment of the radical Left in this country. To the best of my knowledge, this does not include anyone on this board, although one or two have gotten pretty close to the line.

Another issue: Venezuela is number four in nations exporting oil into the U.S. Only Canada, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia export more, and not by much.

Nothing I have ever posted on this subject implies we should be "doing something" about Venezuela. IMO, what we should be "doing" is building nuclear reactors.