[Cincinatus' Wife]

``Any sudden movement could give you the final definition,''

Chavez has been laying the groundwork for revolution.

[RippleFire]

In rambling TV appearances, he lectures the nation on his personal opinions and memories, pausing for emphasis to beat out chimes on an xylophone given to him by his young daughter.

This guy sounds like he is more than few fries short of a Happy Meal, but...

But few analysts see the impeachment scenario as likely. The Venezuelan president used the momentum of his 1998 election to topple an opposition-dominated Congress and install a legislature and Supreme Court dominated by his supporters.

It doesn't look like he and his little pals will go without a push.

[dennisw]

He's just another little latin loop-t-loo. And bosom buddy of Fidel Castro.