There are many naive simpletons on the left who believe it is possible to have political freedom without economic freedom. Thugo Chavez is proving them wrong with his newest quest: To be president for life of Venezuela.
The Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez has anointed himself president for life by proposing sweeping changes to the country's constitution.
Setting out his plans for completing his socialist revolution in the oil-rich Latin American nation, he proposing radical constitutional reform which has at its centre indefinite re-election for himself. In a rambling televised speech reminiscent of his close ally and friend Fidel Castro, Mr Chavez told the national assembly of 33 changes he plans to make to the constitution he introduced in 1999 which will cement his grip on power. "We have broken the chains of the old, exploitative capitalist system," said Mr Chavez. "The state now has the obligation to build the model of a socialist economy."
I can just picture Hillary green with envy. She is watching what Chavez is doing and thinking to herself: "First I will be elected president of the USA, and then....."
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