DRAWING on OBSERVATIONS

Ball point pen on todays newsprint

President Hugo Chavez is tightening his inner circle, using his secret police to detain magnates previously loyal to him.
interesting article in todays NYT
Stay tuned.

Ball point pen on the morning newsprint

It’s Hard to break through all the political chatter to figure out the ramifications of President Obama’s meeting with the President/Dictator of Venezuela. in the short term Chavez certainly has the most to gain and will milk every drop of propaganda out of shaking the hand of a US President. Will civility and graciousness pay any long term dividends? too soon to tell.