There is an old saying that 30 days is a lifetime in politics and there is no greater example of this than what has taken place recently. In the U.S one candidate for president has quit the race and a substitute candidate has replaced him. The main opponent had spent three years organizing his entire campaign against someone who was no longer the candidate. No telling how many twists and turns there will be in the next three months. Keep the popcorn handy as we never know what will come popping out of Door No. 3.
South of the border in Venezuela, the current president lost his re-election by what experts believe was approximately 30%. He responded by simply saying he won and by the way, he owned the military and police and they would kill you if you tried to get him out. Probably he could make a deal to leave and go to a villa in Spain with a plane load of the three Bs, that J.R. Ewing used to bribe politicians – booze, broads and bucks. However, hard it is to give up power he might remember another despot named Manual Noreiga who faced the same decision 35 years ago. He guessed wrong and spent 20 years in prison, leaving in a casket.
