Chavez and Gaddafi’s Tent
A headline you don’t see everyday (via the BBC): Venezuela’s Chavez to move into Gaddafi tent
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is going to govern temporarily from a tent so that families made homeless by recent floods can take refuge in his office.
Mr Chavez said he would have a Bedouin tent given to him by the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi put up in the garden of the presidential palace.
Four thoughts:
1. These rains have been causing real and serious problems in the region.
2. This is a great example of Chávez’s penchant for political showmanship.
3. Might not the tent actually have more space than the office?
4. I would be more impressed if he opened up his house.
