Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said that U.S. officials should quit commenting on his country's problems (Chavez-caused, of course) and told American officials via the media "Go to hell, gringos!"
He's stifled dissent in his own country, now he's trying to stifle international coverage and commentary of his ruining his country.
Official Washington won't comment on his comments, but here's what they'd love to say:
Get over it, Mr. Chavez. First, go jump in a lake and cool off. Then go back to the zoo where you belong. Or perhaps you should follow your own advice.
What's not funny is his mismanagement of the Venezuelan economy. No economy can survive what he's doing for very long, and when their economy crashes in the next year to sixteen months, what will be funny is his attempts to kiss up to Washington for aid--if it gets that bad. Then we'll see if Washington has a long memory or not.
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