Venezuela's true patriots ... unlike the cowards who stayed home and griped!

VHeadline.com commentarist Mary MacElveen writes:
With the outcome of the Venezuelan elections now decided President Chavez' MVR party now holds a convincing majority. No matter what the fevered opposition says, it is still a majority since those who did in fact go to the polls in torrential rains decided which direction Venezuela must democratically take.

MVR won 114 out of the 167 seats and this boils down to 68% ... it must mean that Chavez is doing something right if he gained such a majority to push through further reforms.

As reported elsewhere: "Many voting centers had to open late, though, because citizens who were asked to staff the centers did not show up, particularly in upper middle class neighborhoods, where the opposition parties that called for a boycott, are especially strong."

I find this interesting for many reasons...

If the opposition feels the country is going in the wrong direction, they should not boycott an election. Quite simply, they should show up en masse ... staying away from a polling station that's kept open late only shows cowardice on the part of Chavez' opposition.

If as reported this boycott was strong, those who chose to join the stay-away failed in their mission. It also showed that boycotting the election was weak. If those in upper middle class neighborhoods felt left out of President Chavez' people-oriented government, where the focus is on the poor of the nation, my message to them is: How do you think the poor of the United States feels when our government cares more for the rich?

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