Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, like his friend Fidel Castro, has earned a place in the pantheon of the modern American left. Chavez—who famously denounced President George W. Bush as “the Devil”—understands public relations, and his policies have earned him the admiration of leftist nonprofits and activists, including a famous member of the Kennedy clan. The Americans supporting Chavez, who has aligned himself with America’s terrorist-sponsoring enemies abroad, hope to rekindle their romance with revolution.
