Quote:Quote:Mujica dijo que “están todos locos en Venezuela. Se dice de todo y así no va arreglar nada”. Y de Maduro dijo que "está loco como una cabra".http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/mad...zuela.html
(My) Translation: Mujica (the former president of Uruguay -- who by the way is an incredibly cool guy whether one likes his politics or not) said "They are all crazy in Venezuela. They tell you all kinds of things and don't fix anything. And regarding Maduro, Mujica said that "he is crazy as a goat."
Mujica has been a gift. He's become the most extraordinary icon of Uruguay for the world. I was skeptical when I was there (I thought it should have been Astori leading the Frente), but I think they clearly made a hell of a choice. Though, of course, the hard work of actual social reform takes talents other than being popular internationally, and Mujica has been good about letting sensible people actually try and improve things in the long run, rather than Venezuela-style grandstanding and populist absurdity.
-Jester