Venezuela and the U.S. won their wars for independence against their respective colonial masters at about the same time. Six years ago, Venezuela, very quietly, was our number one overseas oil supplier. You never heard about any of this because – guess what – the U.S. and Venezuela have always been amigos. There’s never been a history of anti-American sentiment there.

Until Hugo Chavez showed up. Swapping Venezuela’s longtime friendship with the U.S. for that of mendicant Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, bloggers have noticed a dramatic rise of anti-U.S. ravings from Chavez minions in Venezuela. This occurs on the same day Chavez claims he wants better relations with the U.S. Read it here and here.