V for Chavez, D for Devil

Democracy has taken its course in Venezuela. President Hugo Chavez has won his re-election with a big margin of 61% to 38% for his right-wing challenger. Compare this to the elections George W. Bush supposedly won. In the first one against Al Gore, he actually lost the popular vote, only stealing victory by recounting hanging chads. In the second against John Kerry, he won with such a slim margin their should have been a run-off with only two candidates. And if Bush could run for re-election in 2007, he would surely loose. The Venezuelans want more of Chavez, the Americans want to get rid of Bush, the sooner the better.

The U.S. administration, which has been touting democracy everywhere it thought the outcome would be to its liking, will not be happy with the Venezuelan people's choice. Chavez called Bush 'the Devil' and the people have re-elected him. It's another defeat for 'the Devil' who has turned Iraq into a living hell. Such a hell in fact, that he doesn't even dare to set foot again in Baghdad, even with an infantry division, a planeload of Secret Service agents and F16s for air cover.

Also elsewhere in Latin America, the reign of American- supported dictators and henchmen is coming to an end. The 'angel of death' Augusto Pinochet and Comandante Fidel Castro are both close to death. The first is despised all over the world, ending his days under house arrest. The second will see with satisfaction that new governments in Latin America are coloring the continent red.

“It's another defeat for the devil, who tries to dominate the world,” Chavez told the Venezuelan people. “Down with imperialism! We need a new world!”