Chávez is throwing up procedural roadblocks on the recall, just like everyone expected. The opposition is making inroads into Chavez's constituency, so he's started giving speeches again warning of a coup. That, along with Chavistas and the National Guard having a free hand to attack and disarm local police without consequence, as well as tortures, firings, arrests, murders of students, reporters, any opposition, he's pretty well stopped most mass demonstrations.
Er, is that a warning or a promise, Hugo?
It's heartening to hear that inroads into the Chaveztistas are being made. It seems more and more likely that this crisis will have to be resolved violently, yet I am certain that the democratic forces will prevail.
I have a special feeling for Venezuela because it is home to Winter baseball and because so many major league stars hail from that country.
I also feel that Chavez is one colossal idiot, politically. He will further destroy the economy and further alienate the 'masses' by importing Cubans to run their country for them. Venezuelans need Cubans to tell them how to teach Spanish to other Venezuelans? Then they can all be literate and happy, just like Fidel's 12 million happy subjects...