Venezuelan minister of Economy and Finance Ali Rodriguez Araque averred Chavez by saying “Venezuela has one of the most stable economies in the world”,

haHAHA!!!! i wonder what the miners, doctors, teachers, steelworkers and such who are still waiting for thier toasted cheese have to say about that..."burn some tires!!!! we're out of cheese!!"

a week ago hugo said the economy would be fine at $60oil...today he said the economy would grow at $55 oil....by all accounts he needs at least $70 (probably closer to $80)oil to break even...

well, at least if we go down we're taking his fat ass with us!