August 21, 2007

Catastrophic Absence of Self-Awareness Chronicles, Part Umpteen

Quico says: I loved this bit, from The Economist's piece on Chávez's proposed constitutional reform. After explaining how the proposal would do away with presidential term limits, it notes:
State governors and mayors will still be subject to term limits—otherwise they might become caudillos, Mr Chávez said recently, without irony.
Classic...