[Cincinatus' Wife]

I predicted yesterday Chavez would not last out the year. I think six months is a better call.

I say three to four. If he gets a year, he'll be dug in too deep-even six months is dangerously long to leave him running the show. Castro is an expert at his trade and he's teaching Chavez everything he knows. He's already indoctrinating students in the glory of Chavez in his Bolivarian Schools. His curriculum praises communist heros and it's designed to strengthen Chavez's revolution. He's also reactivated the military aspect of the schools. It is patently Fidel Castro.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

A friend of mine who lives there says its commonplace to see folks with sawed-off shotguns walking the street. To be truly fashonable in Caracas, some folks sport multi-colored shotgun shells in their bandolaros.