The Venezuelan dictator has a way of finding it…based on who he is, a creature of chaos. It’s not the other way around, says Pedro Burelli, a razor-sharp analyst of Venezuelan affairs. He is an oil man, and one of those people who knows the deal. Every word he writes is worth pondering closely. Take a look at this lead:

Ever since he beat off efforts to recall him, many have predicted that Hugo Chavez will get into trouble only if, and when, oil prices fall from their lofty levels. My response has always been: ???????Hugo Chavez will get into trouble no matter what, because that is his preferred state of being, and because our oil & prosperity equation is somewhat more complex than: x ??????? y = 25,000,000 flourishing citizens, where x = price per barrel and y, an unknown variable???????.

The rest is essential to understanding the nature of the tyrant Venezuelans are up against. I read this writer’s work the way I read a Mark Steyn or Victor Davis Hansen column – with great interest. He’s that good. Read the whole thing here.