I was going to avoid talking about the candidacy of El Conde del Guacharo, but many people have written to me asking what I think and there has been some comments below on it. My answer is simple: I pass. This guy is Chavez without the military uniform. Same style. Same promises. Is he good? Yes, he is an entertainer and he has assumed that role well, but there are no magic solutions and I just can’t have hope that he will be a good President. No matter what people suggest and say, I am sorry, I just don’t believe this man is qualified; the same way I did not believe Hugo Chavez was qualified. Nothing he has said convinces me that I am wrong. Businessman? There are hundreds of better and more succesful ones. Humble origins? There are hundreds of better qualified people of humble origins. They may not be entertainers, but they have more experience and sense of what needs to be done and who can do it. Take out the fiery retoric and he is Chavez redux.
I think his candidacy is an unnecessary distraction. I will not take him seriously. One clown as President is enough for my taste during our lifetime, even of this one does not have a military uniform…I simply pass…
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