Roughly one year ago, Hugo Chavez…

…seen here with genius thespian, Sean Penn, nationalized oil business projects in the Orinoco River basin. In doing so, the Venezuelan government attached assets belonging to, among others, Exxon/Mobil, who want their stuff back. Exxon/Mobil has taken the issue to court and some assets have been frozen.
Now, according to [...]

Sometimes, as I am have my morning coffee, lounging around in the comfort of the Minnie Winnie, looking at the frozen rain, I think to myself; “I wonder what two-time Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey is up to these days”. Last time we saw Spacey he was hanging out down Venezuela way with our [...]

Hugo Chavez’s referendum for “New Socialism” was defeated Sunday. From Breitbart/AP.

Voters defeated the sweeping measures Sunday by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent, said Tibisay Lucena, chief of the National Electoral Council, with voter turnout at just 56 percent.
Nice work Venezuela.
Hugo was gracious in defeat.
But he also urged calm and restraint. “I ask [...]