BLIND LEADING THE BLIND IN CARACAS: CHAVEZ TURNS TO CUBA FOR HELP

SUN SENTINEL: Venezuela's Chavez turns to Cuban help with energy crisis, baffling critics

President Hugo Chavez has turned to his friends in Cuba for help in tackling Venezuela's energy crisis, drawing criticism for seeking advice from the communist-led island that has struggled with its own electricity woes.

Chavez gave few details on Wednesday about what is expected of Cuba, but insisted that "it's valuable experience that's serving us well." He said that he spoke for hours Tuesday with Cuban Vice President Ramiro Valdes after his arrival in Venezuela to lead the consulting team.

The decision to seek help from Cuba bewildered Venezuelans coping with the nation's power shortage.

"It's laughable that he's looking for help from Cuba," said Aixa Lopez, director of the Committee for People Affected by Power Outages, which monitors the extent of current energy shortages and rationing in Venezuela.

THIS IS LIKE JOHN EDWARDS GETTING MARRIAGE COUNSELING FROM TIGER WOODS.

CHAVEZ IS MORE COMMITTED TO HIS LEFTIST UTOPIAN DREAM THAN REALITY.

CHINA WENT FROM BASKET CASE TO POWERHOUSE BY INVITING IN CAPITALISTS AND THE USA AND DO ON.

CUBA AND ZIMBABWE AN VENEZUELA CHOSE POLICIES WHICH INVARIABLY LEAD THEM THE OTHER DIRECTION.

IDIOTS.

AND THE PEOPLE SUFFER.

AND POOR PEOPLE SUFFER THE MOST.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE POVERTY HISTORY, THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE LEFTISM HISTORY.