I must say I was a little surprised at the news that America hating Hugo Chavez actually admitted defeat in the recent vote in Venezuela about whether to do away with term limits. A victory would have let him remain in office basically for life, much like his idol Fidel Castro in Cuba. It also would have given him the power to move the country into a totalitarian socialist and then ultimately communist state.
I’m glad to see that the people of Venezuela came to their senses and voted down this attempt at unlimited power by their leader. They realized, much to their credit, that putting that kind of power into any one person’s hands would not be the best thing for their country and their way of life. I would like to commend the people of Venezuela for standing up for Democracy and not giving in to him, even though he called everyone not voting his way traitors and saying that if they voted against him, they were voting for George W. Bush. And they still voted it down. I bet that stung a little.
The interesting thing will be watching what happens now. He will still be in office until 2012 so what will he do now? The voters told him they don’t want socialism or communism, they want democracy. Will he try to do the best thing for the country? I sort of have a sneaking suspicion that he will try some other way to grab power before he leaves office. I think he will still try and move the country toward the type of government HE wants and not what the people want. Will he be a true man of the people or will he just be another power mad, ego driven politico only caring about elevating himself above the people?
Keep an eye on this one folks.
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