Too rich!
(ok, bad choice of words...)

By the way, RCade - you left the L out of "compliments."
Or were you simply calling attention to Bush's "L"eftward tilt?
;-)

- Your 8th grade English teacher

Probably said it because he has to play nice with the US again now that the price of oil is coming back down. See Russia watch it's mouth with us too now.

Poetic justice, showing bush that the government needs to do some regulations if it is going to benefit the whole of society.

I'm no Chavez fan but this is kind of funny.

Chavez will live long enough to see the errors of his ways --- just as Fidel Castro has seen Cuba diminished to a pathetic condition.

When Fidel dies (soon), Cuba will give way to liberty --- LIBERTY. LIBERTAD! Its coming.

Yes, Chavez is a real chatty cathy these days. He must be getting political schooling from his new friends in the KGB.

OTOH, he is absolutely right. We have such a corrupt govenment, that even he and Imadingleberry have both been proven right recently. Thank you Bush/Cheney.

"See Russia watch it's mouth with us too now."

Sure it will with the United States broke and impotent. They are laughing at the US Bush created because it is so much weaker than the nation he inherited. George's parents must be so proud.

The Fox is in the Henhouse. Just like Robert Rubin savaged Russia. Paulson helped create this mess, now he's in charge of deciding who will live and who will die.

Opportunities like this only come around once in a century. Lets watch the "Shock Doctrine" unfold for the next five or ten years. It will concentrate wealth into fewer and fewer hands, as planned.

This "Crisis" was timed to occur just before the elections in the last three months of power. The money to create a better life for EVERYONE has always been there. It has been withheld through deceit and false economic doctrine based on greed.

As bad as Shrub's policies have been for this nation, indifference to the plight of citizens of this country and the world, are more responsible for these deliberate outcomes, than plain stupidity.

In their failed vain effort to dominate the world economically through the use of force, Bush/Cheney and their cadre of pathological liars have severely damaged their country and the world for the sake of money and power while thinking only of themselves.

CUBA. . .CUBA LIBRE!
And you no forgetta da lime dissa time, okay?
~TAKEITSEZ

Sure it will with the United States broke and impotent. They are laughing at the US Bush created because it is so much weaker than the nation he inherited. George's parents must be so proud.

#8 | Posted by danni

Between now and then, Russia will hedge. But wait, is Russia one of the countries we've been borrowing from lately? If that's the case, wouldn't they have a vested interest in us not going bankrupt? If not, then maybe I'd have to give this one to you.

It would be nice if Bush would invite Zapatero and leave a gesture of goodwill for Espania!

If the price of oil drops any more Chavez will be hanging from a lamp post where he belongs.

If the price of oil drops any more Chavez will be hanging from a lamp post where he belongs.

Hugo Chavez has done more to help the poor in his country than any other leader. In the United States, our leaders' main responsibility to ensure the status quo power structure remains. Chavez had the courage to say that wealthy imbalance creates long-term instability. He also had the intelligence to be able to understand how multinational corporations, particularly oil companies, had exploited the natural resources of Venezula.

Perhaps if we tried to understand Chavez better rather than moronic knee-jerk reactions, we could find a way to be friends with him.

Perhaps if we tried to understand Chavez better rather than moronic knee-jerk reactions, we could find a way to be friends with him.

#14 | Posted by KnowsTooMuch

Sir, your optimism is inspiring but he is a no-goodnik marxists. And apparently he is no student of history either.

In those repsects, just like Bush.

Looks like COMRADE BUSH needs to up the ante a bit on his socialism-for-the-rich bank bailout!

There will be no friendship with Chavez because that is almost the last country the federal reserve doesn't have banking ownership and control, but they are trying.

Probably said it because he has to play nice with the US again now that the price of oil is coming back down. See Russia watch it's mouth with us too now.

#3 | Posted by Hagbard_Celine at

might be right

and just think if the middle east SAW US begin to drill and startup other forms of energy...
they would see all that oil backing up in their own yard and talk a different tune as well.....

Hugo Chavez has done more to help the poor in his country than any other leader. In the United States, our leaders' main responsibility to ensure the status quo power structure remains. Chavez had the courage to say that wealthy imbalance creates long-term instability. He also had the intelligence to be able to understand how multinational corporations, particularly oil companies, had exploited the natural resources of Venezula.

Perhaps if we tried to understand Chavez better rather than moronic knee-jerk reactions, we could find a way to be friends with him.

#14 | Posted by KnowsTooMuch at 2008

what a nice way of showing us what a socialist or marxist you must be along with chavez........at least you did it with manners unlike most posters here

so thats okay............but you are so wrong....

and if chavez is on board now......will this mean a nice comment about bush from this prochavez crowd we have here.........come on.

one of your socialist heroes just praised him.

why not some of you?????????????? hee hee hee

Viva Chavez, adios Bush!

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called George W. Bush his "comrade" on Wednesday, saying the U.S. president had become a hard-line leftist for his intervention to save major private banks in the U.S. financial crisis.

I wonder what the Chavez supporters (Danni et al) think about his calling Bush a "hard-line leftist."

But this is what it boils down to:

Despite the ideological differences between the two governments and the diplomatic sparring that led weeks ago to the countries expelling each other's ambassador, Venezuela remains a major oil supplier to the United States.

Hugo Chavez has done more to help the poor in his country than any other leader. In the United States, our leaders' main responsibility to ensure the status quo power structure remains. Chavez had the courage to say that wealthy imbalance creates long-term instability. He also had the intelligence to be able to understand how multinational corporations, particularly oil companies, had exploited the natural resources of Venezula.

Perhaps if we tried to understand Chavez better rather than moronic knee-jerk reactions, we could find a way to be friends with him.

#14 | Posted by KnowsTooMuch at 2008

KnowsNotMuch, tell it to the citizenship of Venezuela who are dealing with oil production that has decreased by at least 25% plus corruption and inefficiency that has skimmed more off the top of the oil revenues (this was backed by a thread and supporting links a few days ago). Also tell it to the students in Venezuela who have been marching for their free speech rights. Tell it on the opposition television station (oops, can't do that....Chavez shut it down).

Money knows no ideological bounds.

#22 | Posted by LIVE_OR_DIE at 2008-10-16 12:12 PM | Reply | Flag:

Chavez gets full price and 100% payment for oil from the bad old United States. He gets 30% payment from his band of brother nations with the remainder of payments spread out for years. Bad Old US.

"what a nice way of showing us what a socialist or marxist you must be along with chavez"

along with Chavez and Bush....That is why Chavez is laughing at Bush and all of you pretend capitalists who live on government pensions. Hilarious.

Chavez calls bushie Comrade?

Hmmmm..

Jeff Gannon calls him "cumrag".....
Is this a coincidence? You conspiracy theorists sort it out.

Chavez is right - Bush and Congress are pulling us towards socialism. Obama will just make the trip quicker.

"Obama will just make the trip quicker."

Clue: Bush already delivered us there. Can you say bailout?!?

We really care about Chavez in these serious financial times?

Apparently-comparing Obama to Chavez is more important than fixing the economy-fixing our Foreign Policy-and just plain cleaning up the mess bushie is leaving behind.

"#30 | Posted by frankf55"

Who ever said that, smeg head?

Clue: Bush already delivered us there. Can you say bailout?!?

#28 | Posted by Danforth

Congress had a big stake in that too - right dan or do you just so blindly hate bush that he must take 100% of the blame?

"do you just so blindly hate bush that he must take 100% of the blame?"

Bush presided over the five largest deficits known to man. He's behind the bailouts and the givaways. He inherited true surplusses delivered to his doorstep, expanded the government more than any Democrat's wet dream, spent more than anyone before him, and slashed taxes on the wealthiest during wartime. How much blame do you believe he should shoulder?

I wonder what the Chavez supporters (Danni et al) think about his calling Bush a "hard-line leftist.

They'd say, sarcasm lives.

Danforth,

Your criticisms of Bush resonate big-time.

Having said that, will you be equally critical of Obama when he does the exact same thing; and then some?

"Having said that, will you be equally critical of Obama when he does the exact same thing"

Who needs to wait?

Tax cuts for anyone, while running massive deficits, is a lousy idea.

A worse one? A windfall profits tax on oil companies, accompanied by a $1000 grant to every family for energy.

That said, no one can deny Bush found gold in the Treasury, and a lot of it, while Obama won't find more than a lump of coal. Grover Norquist must feel like a pig in shit.

Of course, he's a pig, and full of shit, but....

Having said that, will you be equally critical of Obama when he does the exact same thing; and then some?

#35 | Posted by JeffJ at 2008-10-16 01:50 PM | Reply |

Jeff. Honestly, if Obama's performance is anywhere close to bush's, you guys are fucked. I doubt any president in the near future will come close to equaling the failed passage of this administration, which has set a new standard for failure.

In any case, stupid is what stupid does, if Obama's performance warrants critique, then that is what he will deserve.

We really care about Chavez in these serious financial times?

#29 | Posted by JOE

...almost as much as Obama and Biden saying "three letters J-O-B-S!