Monthly Archives: December 2007

Katy, Quico and Lucia say: What a year it’s been. Just twelve months ago, Hugo Chávez strode Venezuela’s political scene like a colossus and the opposition was worn thin, worn down and worn out. Now, it’s chavismo that’s looking dazed … Continue reading →

Katy, Quico and Lucia say: What a year it’s been. Just twelve months ago, Hugo Chávez strode Venezuela’s political scene like a colossus and the opposition was worn thin, worn down and worn out. Now, it’s chavismo that’s looking dazed … Continue reading →

Quico says: As the Suitcase Full’o’Cash scandal metastasizes, and Carlos Kauffman (another of Juan Carlos Zapata’s publicly identified Bolibourgeois Idols) starts memorizing the water stain patterns on his jail cell’s ceiling, I’m again struck that Venezuela has become a net … Continue reading →

Quico says: As the Suitcase Full’o’Cash scandal metastasizes, and Carlos Kauffman (another of Juan Carlos Zapata’s publicly identified Bolibourgeois Idols) starts memorizing the water stain patterns on his jail cell’s ceiling, I’m again struck that Venezuela has become a net … Continue reading →

Katy says: Year’s worth of Maybeline makeup… $1,000Botox injections … $600Designer dress … $1,000Spiked Manolo Blahniks to wear for a summit … $450Collagen injections for your lips … $3,000Buses for your final campaign rally … $50,000Getting mired in a major … Continue reading →

Katy says: Year’s worth of Maybeline makeup… $1,000Botox injections … $600Designer dress … $1,000Spiked Manolo Blahniks to wear for a summit … $450Collagen injections for your lips … $3,000Buses for your final campaign rally … $50,000Getting mired in a major … Continue reading →

Quico says: Yesterday I interviewed Primero Justicia’s representative to CNE, Juan Carlos Caldera, about the “mystery of the tallysheets” – where the copies of the actas are, and what the opposition has been doing with them. He said Primero Justicia … Continue reading →

Quico says: Yesterday I interviewed Primero Justicia’s representative to CNE, Juan Carlos Caldera, about the “mystery of the tallysheets” – where the copies of the actas are, and what the opposition has been doing with them. He said Primero Justicia … Continue reading →

“All politics is local” – Former US Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill. Many things changed in the last election: chavistas stayed home or otherwise voted No; opposition people went to vote; the CNE declared an opposition win. Yet one … Continue reading →

Katy says: “All politics is local” – Former US Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill. Many things changed in the last election: chavistas stayed home or otherwise voted No; opposition people stayed home; the CNE declared an opposition win. Yet … Continue reading →

Quico says: Granted, it costs $20,000, but what a nice toy. Scanning 120 pages per minute, and boasting “Triple Ultrasonic Double Feed Detection with Intelligent MultiFeed Function” (not Double Ultrasonic Double Feed Detection, mind you, triple) this baby can make … Continue reading →