The hypocrisy of a socialist hero

"Capitalism has destroyed the ecological equilibrium of the earth. It is now or never!"
-Hugo Chavez, dictator of Venezuela, January 2006

Government spending [in Venezuela] rose 38 percent during the first 10 months of 2005, spurring a 9.4 percent economic expansion last year. A surge in oil exports to a record $48 billion last year funded the increase in spending in Venezuela, the world's fifth- largest crude exporter. (#)