Major Tom to Ground Control

 

On Sunday, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said that, when it comes to Latin American policy, President Obama is "lost in the Andromeda" galaxy.

 

Chavez went on to say that the "empire" ( that is us, America, by the way) should get its hands out of Honduras and our "claws" ( was that another reference to the devil?) our of Latin America. "President Obama is lost in the Andromeda Nebula, he has lost his bearings, he doesn't get it," he said.

 

These comments came after the American and Columbian government came to agreement that would allow the US to use and have access to seven Columbian army bases allowing the two governments to more effectively combat the Columbian cocaine trade and guerillas. This move might also impact the revenues for Venezuela's corrupted government.

 

This sort of irrational and extreme rhetoric is nothing new for Chavez. However, this should be a lesson to Obama.

 

On the campaign trail, Obama practically demonized the Bush administration's approach with Chavez constantly blaming President Bush for destroying diplomatic relations with Chaves and Iran, to name a few. Friendly relations. Open dialogues. Reaching out with a open arms to dictators and tyrants alike ( not that Obama or the Left would ever call them that). And I am sure we all remember the tender moment back in April when Obama shook Chavez's hand at the Summit of Americas and accepted Chavez's gift: a book title called Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
by Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano. For interesting info on the book's background, check out this ABC blog: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/chavez-gifts-ob.html.

 

Bush is long gone, but the hatred remains. America stands for liberty, freedom, equality and individualism – all ideals despised by tyrants around the world who rule the masses by keeping them down, destroying their will for independence through fear; tyrants who abuse their power; forgetting the needs of their people and focusing on their own power and wealth.

 

These leaders are bullies. And there is only one way to deal with a bully: toughness, toughness and toughness. Obama was a slightly delusional candidate, I hope the recent slanders from Chavez helps convince him to be a smarter president.