if a so-called dictator can lose an election, is he really a dictator?

The idea of socialism is so scary to conservative American that they have to accuse its leading modern proponent of attempting to undermine democracy. There's a lot I don't like about Chavez, but I've never bought the idea that he was a dictator. After all, he wins election after election by enormous margins. And now the opposition party has taken some seats. Don't sound like a dictator to me.

Nor do I buy the line that he is anti-American. At worst, he's been anti Bush. And that's pretty generous of him since the United States actively supported a campaign to assassinate him.

You know what it really comes down to? He had the gall to kick out our oil companies and use his nations oil wealth to improve the lives of Venezuelans.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_elections