WORLD NEWS: "U.S. Touts Hard Line Toward Venezuela," by Jose de Cordoba, Wall Street Journal, 23 February 2009.

The State Department issued some bad wording about the recent constitutional referendum vote that gave Chavez the right to remain president for life.

Once the hubbub arose, State corrects any impression that it approved, signaling that Obama's love offensive won't include Venezuela.

And there's no reason why it should, because they've got nothing to trade besides the oil they HAVE to sell.