| Is the United States losing its power base and trading | | | | them for half-price, that is half paid now and half in a |
| partners in the third world nations of Central America | | | | loan due in 25-years. Unfortunately, half of what is not |
| again? It appears so and there is indeed a lot to lose | | | | paid directly to Venezuela goes into an interesting little |
| at this juncture. Consider if you will that Mexico | | | | slush fund, through the sale to Nicaragua's state |
| narrowly escaped the vote to have a Communist | | | | owned oil company and then onto private oil |
| Party President during the last go-around, and the | | | | companies for guess whom? Daniel Ortega, |
| "tortilla riots" followed. | | | | remember him? |
| Recently, we have watched political assassinations in | | | | What is this used for, none other than political elections |
| Honduras, and who is to say that Mexico will not soon | | | | and control, but that's hardly all Hugo Chavez is doing, |
| go red in the very next major election and thus, the | | | | he's also working around the political structures in |
| United States will have a next-door neighbor that is | | | | Argentina and Bolivia also, and working to become |
| one with the future communist block of Central and | | | | supreme dictator of Venezuela. All the while buying |
| South America. Too leading and futuristic baloney you | | | | military hardware from Russia, making close ties with |
| say? Ah, but also consider the rest of the story. | | | | Cuba, and he's also hob-knobbing with Iran, and Nigeria, |
| The US is balking at a Colombian Trade deal which | | | | to get OPEC to increase price. |
| would help our capitalist friends in South America, | | | | I guess my question for all of you out there in |
| surrounded by those who think differently. Remember | | | | Obama-rama land is; Do you really think he's up for the |
| Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and Evo Morales in Bolivia; | | | | job, considering all the domestic issues that we are |
| back to the subject of Central America. | | | | currently faced with? Because, I don't. |
| Did you know that oil from Venezuela is being sold to | | | | |