To be expected

For those of you contemplating voting for a tremendously popular, populist, oratorically-talented Socialist to the highest post in our government, let’s have a look at the result of a previous election in which such a candidate won, as enumerated by the Associated Press (partial list).

Latest decrees by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

- Establish civilian militias critics fear will evolve into Cuban-style community groups used to monitor and prevent “counterrevolutionary” activities.

“We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded [as our military].”

- Increase state control over …commerce, punishing business owners who fail to comply with price controls and other regulations with fines, indefinite closure or up to 10 years in prison.

- Put Chavez in charge of a social investment fund for “excess resources” from state-run enterprises, including recently nationalized telecommunications, electricity, steel and cement companies.

“I’ll make oil companies like Exxon [which certain fellow demoncrats have suggested nationalizing] pay a tax on their windfall profits,  and we’ll use the money to help families pay for their skyrocketing energy costs and other bills,” “

- Give Chavez the ability to designate regional political authorities who could undermine the power of elected mayors and governors.  [Which Obama could do with our Federal Judiciary, similar to when fmr Pres. Clinton fired all the sitting Federal judges.  Then there's ACORN.]

So what else could we look forward to?  Here’s what’s happening now, since Obama Chavez banned his political opposition.  LA Times reports:

Riot police fired tear gas in Caracas to block about 1,000 people protesting the latest moves by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to consolidate his power. The demonstrators said a blacklist of opposition candidates and a series of socialist decrees were destroying what’s left of democracy…

Doesn’t this all sound like a barrel of fun?

Where’s the Tylenol….