[GreatOne]

Hugo Chavez a puppet? Oh, you poor dear - how could you be taken in by such propaganda? Senor Chavez yearns for the welfare of his people. You Yankee Imperialist!

It's funny how people say that the Middle East cannot be successfully democratized. When I hear that, my first thought is that it is racist (or something like that). But then I think of Latin America, where "democracy" is in place, and think, "Well, maybe they're right".

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I say, push democracy (republics) and carry the biggest stick.