Hugo Chavez got slapped back into reality today as he narrowly lost a vote to make sweeping changes to Venezuela's constitution.
The referendum vote on a raft of reforms would have allowed Chavez to run for reelection indefinitely, control Venezuela's foreign currency reserves, appoint loyalists over regional elected officials and censor the media if he declares an emergency.
Chavez has said he wants to rule for life and turn Venezuela into a socialist state. But defeat will likely put the Cuba ally under intense pressure to slow or halt his self-declared socialist revolution and step down when his term ends in 2013.
And here I was worried that Venezuelan citizens had lost their minds with this moron for a leader.
That's a real good idea. Cut off your product from your #1 customer. I'm sure that wouldn't come to bite you in the ass in some way now would it?
Chavez simply thinks he's a lot more powerful and enlightened then he is and the Venezuelan public let him know it. Granted it was by a slim margin, but a win is a win.
Travis
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