BTW, if you ask US Republicans, you'll find many who wish that term limitations didn't apply to Reagan. A few feel the same about Bush, Jr.
On Dec 5, 2007 11:17 AM, raghu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 5, 2007 7:52 AM, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has there been a single reference in the US corporate media to anything > > like what > > Michael L. has been reporting? > > > The BBC reported on it (a FAQ on the proposals): > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7119371.stm > > What Michael Lebowitz says seems entirely reasonable. While I have > mixed feelings about unlimited terms etc, in the specific situation of > Venezuela it may indeed be necessary. It also seems very unlikely that > the referendum was decided on the issue of term-limits. Some of the > other proposals seem far more significant. Some I think are very bad > ideas e.g. ending the autonomy of the central bank. It may be one > thing to introduce some accountability but making the CB too much > political cannot be a good thing. > > Overall I find it very surprising that Chavez should continue to > insist on not even "changing a comma". I think he would gain a lot by > simplifying the issues. > -raghu. > -- Jim Devine / "The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too." -- Oscar Levant
