Banana Republic Newsflash

[Sigma_Orionis]

Earth to Nicky: NOBODY IN THIS WORLD GIVES A RAT'S ASS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK OR WANT.

Venezuelan President Maduro says $88 oil price needed

Especially those of us who are enjoying gas that is under $3 per gallon.

Damned Imperialist Capitalist Pig

[SciFiFisher]

Earth to Nicky: NOBODY IN THIS WORLD GIVES A RAT'S ASS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK OR WANT.

Venezuelan President Maduro says $88 oil price needed

Especially those of us who are enjoying gas that is under $3 per gallon.

Damned Imperialist Capitalist Pig

You say that like it's a bad thing. The problem with you poor down trodden socialist noble victims of capitalism is that you don't appreciate your role in the system.

[Sigma_Orionis]

I wonder why that is

[Sigma_Orionis]

Figures

[Sigma_Orionis]

Oh brother, we never learn...

Venezuela Central Bank sues US-based DolarToday website

[Sigma_Orionis]

interesting:

these guys are saying that there's no way the Chavistas will get any sort of substantive majority at the National Assembly on the December 6 elections, and at the same time claims that few people in the opposition think they will win, check the comments section on how they speculate Nicky and his gang will manage to get the upper hand even if the lose the elections (I have thought of that myself).

We'll see.

This is more interesting, a former prosecutor in the Leopoldo Lopez case, jumped ship and now claims that the charges were trumped up and politically motivated (gee, what a surprise)

Edited for Clarity

[Sigma_Orionis]

The answer to your question is a bunch of incompetent idiots.

[Sigma_Orionis]

Numero Dos says the Prosecutor in question is a thug and was bribed with US$ 850,000

[Sigma_Orionis]

Nicky trying to out-Trump Donald Trump

[Sigma_Orionis]

Nicky's Nephews make a Boo-Boo....

Dos Florecitas: Major Drugs Bust Hits Venezuela’s First Family

Meanwhile, back at the OAS Ranch...

[Sigma_Orionis]

For years, the opposition has accused the government of cheating in the elections, and has always been proven wrong. Because, if they need to do something like that, the government can use other tactics as listed by The Economist.

According to these guys that might not be enough for Nicky & Co to win.

[code monkey]

Nicky's Nephews make a Boo-Boo....

Dos Florecitas: Major Drugs Bust Hits Venezuela’s First Family

and that just proves his belief in democracy.

[Sigma_Orionis]

Numero Dos says it was not an arrest, it was an abduction....

[Sigma_Orionis]

The Damned Imperialist Capitalist New York TImes chimes in our election

[Sigma_Orionis]

if this is true we'll default next year. Absolutely wonderful

[SciFiFisher]

The good news about being a country is that if you default on your bills you can always get the IMF to give you money. You just have to pretend you are going to pay it back some day.

[Sigma_Orionis]

Welll, we had our election on December 6.

The opposition won a 'supermajority' at the National Assembly, we'll see what it does with it.

Nicky threw a hissy fit poor thing.

The Sewer Rat is still around unfortunately.

Here's a good summary

[geonuc]

I didn't think you guys had elections. I thought you had, you know ... 'elections'.

[Sigma_Orionis]

Not according to these guys

[SciFiFisher]

maybe Venezuela will have a change of government? Or a slow messy retreat from the abyss of total chaos.

[Sigma_Orionis]

maybe Venezuela will have a change of government? Or a slow messy retreat from the abyss of total chaos.

Too early to tell,

First of all, I am pretty sure that the current Assembly will enact an enabling law that will allow Nicky to enact laws without the Assembly approving them for at least a year.

Second, the Chavistas have been busy trying to force 13 justices to retire to make sure they keep control of the Supreme Court.

Third, I don't wholly trust the opposition, if they start doing crazy symbolic things or if they try to play the blocking game the US Republicans do, it's going to get messy,

Finally there's the referendum thing, I want it to happen so Nicky goes away, but only if it doesn't mess with the economy. Yeah, Santa asked me about the color I wanted for that Unicorn I asked for as a Christmas gift.

[SciFiFisher]

maybe Venezuela will have a change of government? Or a slow messy retreat from the abyss of total chaos.

Too early to tell,

First of all, I am pretty sure that the current Assembly will enact an enabling law that will allow Nicky to enact laws without the Assembly approving them for at least a year.

Second, the Chavistas have been busy trying to force 13 justices to retire to make sure they keep control of the Supreme Court.

Third, I don't wholly trust the opposition, if they start doing crazy symbolic things or if they try to play the blocking game the US Republicans do, it's going to get messy,

Finally there's the referendum thing, I want it to happen so Nicky goes away, but only if it doesn't mess with the economy. Yeah, Santa asked me about the color I wanted for that Unicorn I asked for as a Christmas gift.

I hear unicorns make awesome companions.

[Sigma_Orionis]

Nicky thinks so too

[Sigma_Orionis]

A Shadow Congress From what I understand, in countries with the Westminster system of Government, whomever is in the opposition sets up a "Shadow Cabinet". Somehow I don't think it's the same as this though.

[grapes]

maybe Venezuela will have a change of government? Or a slow messy retreat from the abyss of total chaos.

Too early to tell,

First of all, I am pretty sure that the current Assembly will enact an enabling law that will allow Nicky to enact laws without the Assembly approving them for at least a year.

Second, the Chavistas have been busy trying to force 13 justices to retire to make sure they keep control of the Supreme Court.

From that we get the wonderful term tramparency, transparent dirty tricks. It has come to this then.