I’ve got a new idea! It’s the same idea, it’s the same idea…
Barnett’s summary of Chavez had me laughing out loud.
Chavez is eating his seed corn and devouring it fast. He’s living on high oil prices, which fuel 85% of his export revenues and half of his country’s income. But no, he’s not creating any new socialism. It’s the same old, same old for this latest “big man” to rule in South America.
It reminded me of an Eddie Izzard bit:
[Discussing Hitler’s attempt to invade Russia] Napoleon had been steaming in there 100 years before: “I’m going to kill them, I’m going to kill them, going to… Oh, it’s a bit cold, it’s a bit cold. Right! Ok, ok, bad idea.” And then Hitler, “I’ve got a better idea, got a better idea… Oh, it’s the same idea! It’s the same idea, it’s the same idea…”
Happy Friday everyone.
Yes, but did Chavez play Risk as a child?
Comment by Russ — February 4, 2007 @ 8:41 am
lol
I haven’t seen him making any moves towards Australia…
~W
Comment by Wiggins — February 4, 2007 @ 2:52 pm
Tom around the web
The ginormous, never-ending, I’m glad that I can do this while I watch the Super Bowl edition ;-) + ZenPundit linked When America threatens war with Iran. + Hot Air used Tom’s ‘connecting the Gap to the Core’ terminology. +…
Trackback by Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog — February 4, 2007 @ 8:35 pm