[Travis McGee]

This is how Hugo Chavez went from elected president to dictator.

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[Jim Noble]

This is how Hugo Chavez went from elected president to dictator.

That is exactly right.

And, for those who post, "OH, boy, this means we'd better get the GOP back in", WAKE UP.

They're almost as bad.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Medicare Drug Benefit, the HMO Act were all the creation of, or heavily promoted by and signed by, Republican presidents.

The GOP is (or may be) a useful tool at this historical crossroads, but it's not the solution - not by a damned sight.

[CodeToad]

This is why we load up. This sh*t isn’t going to stop until we stop it.