http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070419/..._zeppelin_dc_1

".....Venezuela's opposition accuses Chavez, hugely popular among the poor majority, of damaging democracy by politicizing state institutions and centralizing power around himself....."

Of course by "Joe" I am referring to Citgo-Venezuela's low cost heating oil program in states such as New York & Virginia. No gun issues there either....