
As if to prove the old saying that “Even a blind sow occasionally finds an acorn”, Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez has stumbled upon a truth that the American people having been discovering over the last eleven months.
Reuters reports this comment from Chavez’ year end message to the Venezuelan people:
“Let’s not kid ourselves: the Obama illusion has finished, and the shameless interventionism of the American administration shows that.”
In related news, Rasmussen reports that American voters no longer buy the illusion, either:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 26% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15.
Luckily, the people of the United States have much greater ability to oust unpopular leaders than the people of Venezuela.