Chavez Implements McCain Feingold

Taking a cue from the incumbent protection crowd in the U.S. Congress, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to nix renewal of Radio Caracas television’s license – the second largest broadcaster in Venezuela. Radio Caracas had the audacity to support Hugo Chavez opponents. (h/t Captain's Quarters)

Meanwhile Feingold insists it’s a crime to say this over the airwaves:

On television, a man prepares for work as he reads the paper, shines shoes and pays bills. The voice of a narrator chimes in to explain.

"There are a lot of judicial nominees out there who can’t go to work...because a group of U.S. Senators is filibustering – blocking qualified nominees from a simple ‘yes’ or
‘no’ vote.”

“Contact Senators Feingold and Kohl and tell them to oppose the filibuster,” the narrator says.

No word yet from the Supreme Court’s Justice Kennedy on how Hugo Chavez’s announcement will influence the Justice’s “international take” on the probable appeal.

First posted at UNCoRRELATED