" Chavez is a state sponsor of terror,"
You wouldn't know that from the Senate confirmation hearings of Dr. Condi Rice on January 19.
Many of the inquisitors were almost in tears begging her to make nice to Chavez.
"Because we need his oil," but, God forbid we drill in a teeny spot of our own country.
SENATOR CHAFEE: Can we specifically go back to Venezuela again? Where can we find common ground?
SENATOR CHAFEE: And with Iran? Is there any potential for finding common ground with Iran?
Chaffee also talked about China beating the US in ping pong ( I am not making this up.)
I was very disappointed in Norm Coleman
SENATOR NORM COLEMAN : ... I join with some of my colleagues believing that we need to find more common ground with Venezuela.
IIRC, Lugar was also a cheerleader for Chavez, as was Dodd.
Boxer and Biden may have been also, but, it is impossible to read their transcripts.
Saner, more coherent words have been uttered by manic depressives, on speed , who forgot to take their ADD medication.
Ironically, it was Democrat Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska who agreed with Dr Rice that Victor Chavez is not a friend of the US.
SENATOR NELSON : We've got to keep our eyes on President Chavez. He told us one thing a week ago Monday, and then lo and behold a whole different thing suddenly emerges after we left Caracas.
If Cuba or Al Queda discovers oil, apparently all will be forgiven , if left up to the Chaffee, Dodd, Lugar, Coleman et al.
Thankfully, Hitler did not sit on a petroleum goldmine.
Cuba already discovered oil.