Hallelujah! An MSM outlet has finally noticed that Venezuela is rapidly slipping down the Communist tyranny skids. Congratulations to the Washington Post for its editorial today, which gets it competely right. We even learned something we had noticed already:

The same day Mr. Chavez signed the decree [on confiscating property], three U.S. senators —— two Democrats and Republican Lincoln D. Chafee (R.I.) —— said that they favored improving relations with his government. "Every indication is there will be better times ahead," said Sen. Bill Nelson (D—Fla.). Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D—Conn.) dismissed the land confiscations as an internal matter. It is "critically important," he said, "to have that continuing flow of oil." Venezuelan democracy, it seems, is not so critical.

The three Senators in question should be ridiculed, hounded, and shunned by all who care about the cause of liberty ansd the welfare of the Venezuealan people. They are dupes.

Hat tip: Ed Lasky

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