I haven’t seen any polls on this topic, but my guess is that only the most “progressive” of voters are against sending these gang members back home. For the most part, the MSM articles I found label this action of … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but I had missed the news entirely until yesterday, when I saw a story about them. Trump sent Richard Grennell down to Venezuela, and guess what he returned with? Six Americans: “Just been informed that … Continue reading →
… and has been granted asylum there: Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez arrived in Spain on Sunday after fleeing into exile in as part of a negotiated deal with Nicolas Maduro’s government that dealt a major blow to millions … Continue reading →
… but he’ll almost certainly stay in power: This was a blowout; however, Maduro remains in control of the domestic media, the Supreme Court and the military which means he can lie and bully people into compliance. And that’s what … Continue reading →
Perhaps. When one studies the history of tyrants and how they are overthrown, a turning point often comes when either the police, the army, and/or the tyrants’ bodyguards desert them and side with the people aligned against them. Is that … Continue reading →
Of course he does. As Erdogan said: “Democracy is like a tram. You ride it until you arrive at your destination, then you step off.” And the people of Venezuela are the losers: Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro was declared the … Continue reading →
This really is no surprise: President Joe Biden (D) is reportedly preparing to ease sanctions on socialist Venezuela to allow a U.S. oil company to resume production there, which comes as OPEC announced early Wednesday that it would be significantly … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] For the moment, we seem to have dodged the court-packing bullet, because the Democrats don’t quite have the votes to pass it. But I believe it’s only a temporary reprieve. The Democrats are … Continue reading →
Why now?: Russia, which often warns against anyone interfering in its “near abroad,” has no problem propping up hostile regimes in America’s back yard. “We’ll have military cooperation with whoever we want,” Maduro’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, told UN reporters … Continue reading →
“Decline” doesn’t seem to be a strong enough word for what’s been happening in Venezuela. It’s horrendous there, and somewhat unclear at the moment. It seems an attempted coup is underway, but whether it will gain any more traction than … Continue reading →
…and as a result, South America has its own refugee problem: On one end, these countries are trying to pressure [President] Maduro now to step down, because they know that this migrant crisis is going to get even worse the … Continue reading →