Pat Robertson: Jackass

Get this from a conservative Christian minister:

"If he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it," Robertson told viewers on his "The 700 Club" show Monday. "It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war."

Oh, that's bloody BRILLIANT.

Robertson accused Chavez, a left-wing populist with close ties to Cuban President Fidel Castro, of trying to make Venezuela "a launching pad for Communist infiltration and Muslim extremism all over the continent."

"This is in our sphere of influence, so we can't let this happen," he said.

Maybe ole Pat should look at some of the things happening in south/central America. Note that CAFTA has passed and that ALBA is failing. To date ALBA only has one signatory other than Venezuela, and that's Cuba. Not what I would call a resounding show of solidarity.

Chavez is throwing money around massively, and has little to show for it in his country. The returns for his actions have not benefited Venezuela to any major extent. The best thing for the US to do is sit back and let Chavez hang himself. Loud mouths like Robertson only give people ideas in places where those ideas could take root. How much damage would occur to the US economy if an Islamic terrorist type decided to assassinate Chavez?

Chavez has said he believes the United States is trying to assassinate him, vowing that Venezuela, which accounts for more than 10 percent of U.S. oil imports, would shut off the flow of oil if that happens.

Even if the assassination fails, it could easily prompt Chavez into action that could be damaging to the economy.

Let's not mention that I find it unlikely that Jesus Christ would have approved of a minister of his religion preaching murder for any reason.