American Chavez...

First of all note that I like President Obama. I thinks he's a man of integrity and wants to do what's right.

However, I couldn't help but notice that some of his actions and those planned by his party could look suspicious.

So let me be a conspiracy nut for a minute and note some actions that are Hugo Chavez like in Venezuela.

1. Manipulate the Representative Assembly.
President Obama is moving the 2010 Census office from the Commerce Department directly into the White House. Someone could say he wants to manipulate the statistics in heavily Democratic states to increase their numbers in the House of Representatives.

2. Nationalize the Banks
Then the government can control how money is invested.

3. Suppress Dissent with the "Fairness Doctrine" act.
The Democrats don't like the many conservative talk radio shows which far outnumber liberal talk shows. The "Fairness Doctrine" would be an attempt to rein in those conservative shows under the guise of "creating balance". It doesn't matter that the American people are currently deciding and supporting the number of shows. The government should not be regulating speech. The "Fairness Doctrine" is not fair.

4. Intimidate the Opposition. Pass the "Employee Free Choice Act" act.
You've got to admit the Democrats have smartly employed a tactic from the pigs in Animal Farm by George Orwell. Name the bills the opposite of what they really do.

This bill should really be called the Eliminate Employee Free Choice Act. This act would remove the secret ballot for employees voting whether or not to have a union. Instead of a secret ballot, each employee that wanted a union would sign a public card stating so. After enough cards were signed a union could be introduced. This is a great opportunity for the union. Union thugs can intimidate employees into signing cards just like the Chavistas intimidate voters in Venezuela. Everyone knows who signed and who didn't. More union members mean more money for unions and more money for the Democratic party.

Okay, that's enough consiracy theory nuttery for today.

I don't really think there is some "great plan" in the works to grab power, but I do think people can act and vote without realizing their preferences are leading them down a path best not to go.