Chavez death watch.

Caracas Chronicles ^ | 31 Dec. 2012 | Juan Cristabol Nagal

[WellyP]

The next few days are full of uncertainty, but there are a few things I know.

1. Whatever we do, however much we restrain ourselves, as much as we show respect for the passing of the President, chavistas will cut and paste the few signs of happiness (I’m looking at you, Plaza Altamira) and play them over and over again, saying the opposition is happy, dancing in the street.

2. The funeral will be massive. Presidents will fly in from all over – Belarus, Iran, all over Latin America. There will be celebrities galore – Sean Penn, Danny Glover, etc. The military will be in full regalia. It will be an apotheosis like nothing we have ever seen.

3. The election will be called, and it will be held sooner than we think.

4. The country’s economy will not collapse in the meantime. We will go into the election facing very similar conditions to the ones we faced in October. The fiscal spigot still has life in it.

5. The Chávez girls will begin playing a larger role in public life, a la Sonia Gandhi.

[WellyP]

Not sure exactly what is happening at this point but it looks like the end of Chavez could be very near.

[Democrat_media]

Karma

[BenLurkin]

Smells like sulpher......

[NautiNurse]

Venezuela fearing the worst amid reports Hugo Chavez is close to death

[kenavi]

Good one!

[Huskrrrr]

Someone hand Obama a hanky.

[Democrat_media]

This chavez is a marxist/socialist evil dictator devil just like Obama . Great start to the year if this creature bites the dust!

[Caipirabob]

Paging George Bush...there’s a fault with your name on it...

[fhayek]

When he passes, I shall break out my bottle of Woodford Reserve. The very bottle I uncorked when bin Laden bit the proverbial dust.

[SkyDancer]

Want to bet Congress will have a moment of silence for him?

[Chode]

countdown is more like it...

[MotorCityBuck]

Queue the “Well. Bye.” Guy.

[NautiNurse]

Smells like sulpher......

[miserare]

“Parting company, old chap”.

[twister881]

We should have a special Times Square ball drop as Satan’s apostle draws his last mortal breath.

[FredZarguna]

[fatnotlazy]

Sorry, but until and unless he passes, I will still think of that line from Godfather II:

He’s been dying from the same heart attack for 20 years.

[MotorCityBuck]

Thanks! Classic.

[Billthedrill]

I am shocked that anyone would profess glee over this poor man's imminent demise.

That said, I got a twenty on 5 January, a bottle of champagne chilling in the fridge, and some leftover fireworks unboxed. It's how my people mourn.

[ldish]

hope you have saved one more....