[Marxism] WSJ editorial: "Brits on Venezuelan Dole"

["Walter Lippmann" <walterlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(The squeals of pain in the privileged classes when they lose their
ability to dictate to other peoples, countries, and governments.)
====================================================================

WALL STREET JOURNAL
EDITORIAL
August 22, 2007
        
REVIEW & OUTLOOK

Brits on Venezuelan Dole
August 22, 2007; Page A14

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has found a British business partner
in the mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. Mr. Chávez is doling out $32
million, which is supposed to allow a 50% cut in bus fares for
low-income Londoners. In return, Transport for London will go to
Caracas to tutor locals on fixing traffic jams.

In fact, Mr. Chávez and Red Ken -- as the left-leaning mayor is known
-- are partnering on petrol-diplomacy, much like the discounted
home-heating oil for the South Bronx and the purchase of government
debt from Argentina. As such, Mayor Livingstone's job is to bash --
who else? -- George Bush. Answering critics aghast that the U.K. --
with per capita GDP of $31,000 per year -- is taking handouts from
Venezuela -- per capita GDP $6,000 -- the mayor replied: "Frankly,
I'd rather be getting into bed with [Mr. Chávez] than, as the British
government has been, getting into bed with George W. Bush." We're
guessing Mr. Bush prefers that too.


________________________________________________
YOU MUST clip all extraneous text before replying to a message.
Send list submissions to: Marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism