[Kartographer]

Venezuela continues its side into the abyss of socialism, but of course those leading us towards the same think they can make it work this time.

[Kartographer]

Another good look at Venezuela from Daniel:

http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/2014/02/no-rest-for-wicked-inflationers.html

Not going back on the delays and manipulation of the November and December inflation number but the regime published the January one. It is 3.3%. Most countries have annual inflation below that monthly number. But that was not really the worse news, if you assume that 3.3 to be genuine. The worst item was the scarcity item, at 28%. That means that if you go to your local grocery store with a list of 10 items the odds that 3 of them will be missing are very high. And missing not in brand or quality, just missing. I know, I was caught almost in the mid of a food riot this afternoon when Brazilian chicken arrived at my local store, and it was taken over by people not from the area (I heard them, one even giving directions to the store) carrying ONLY cases of chicken in their carts, waiting for their pals to arrive before they reached the cashier (4 chicken per person it was). Good thing I do not eat chicken, and even less the Brazilian variety we get here, waterlogged and fat.

Think about that, 3 common household items out of 10 in your shopping list are going to be missing on any day. And maybe having to fight for the other 7.

[Vaquero]

And you can be sure our own regime will assist with weapons and troops

[Truth29]

"Venezuela continues its side into the abyss of socialism, but of course those leading us towards the same think they can make it work this time."

This sounds like Venezuela is lighting the path for Obama to follow. And the US Marxists probably think it is working. It is always about power and control, the crushing of the middle class, the manipulation of shortages and food to make the populace subservient and grateful for any crumbs Dear Leader throws their way. Obama and his fellow travelers would love to do the same to the US.

[rarestia]

Is my understanding correct that Venezuela, like Cuba before it, was once a thriving south American nation? Are the memories of the people there really that short?

[Obadiah]

What was more surprising is that CNN in Español showed 25, TWENTY FIVE minutes straight of Maduro cadena before they eventually got tired. I was flabbergasted, the more so that CÑN did not give the equivalent time to opposition leadership.

Good to know you can always count on CNN to support any Marxist anywhere.

[Travis McGee]

Obama heartily approves.

[M Kehoe]

All your toilet paper belongs to us.

Isn't it odd that our state controlled media doesn't show what's happening in Venezuela? If they do, I haven't seen it.

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[Buckeye McFrog]

Sheeesh, you’d think that country was being run by a cab driver or something.

Wait a minute....

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I was flabbergasted, the more so that CÑN did not give the equivalent time to opposition leadership.

En Espnañol or in English, CÑN or CNN has yet to meet a dictator they did not adore.