Reply #42: Well, the point you made rather sarcastically is the truth.

[MADem]

Only the corporation can run it productively.

Look, if you don't like the "statistics," refute them. Complaining about them doesn't cut it. Show us where the guy's figures are wrong.

And the WAPO is hardly a right wing paper. They may not be "sufficiently left" to suit some, but as I said they are not the Washington Times.

Are you telling me this Juan guy doing the reporting is part of the rightwing cabal? I mean, come on.

Chavez ain't doing so well--he's doing what Ahmadi is doing in Iran--handing out oil profit to the people in order to retain power, without any long term vision or planning.