Spain, tonight again

It is hard not to be moved by millions of Spaniards walking under the rain. It is hard keep dry eyes when you read the slogan "The sky is also crying" El cielo tambien llora.

Chavez is treating us to another cadena, the launching of his latest pet project, Mision Vuelvan Caras. Tonight is not the night to address that. The week en is coming and I am stuck alone in San Felipe where I will be able to catch up with all the legalese of the week. But from that cadena I can get two things appropriate to the subject of Spain.

Chavez comes to an old sea side resort, with a bright red shirt, hanging out, hiding is bullet proof jacket. Very appropriate beach wear. At least his labor minister was in t-shirt. He did start trying to look a tad solemn by saying that for his first public outing since last Sunday he wanted to send his condolences to the Spanish people. With a red shirt, a t-shirt dressed minister by the beach, before what will be a lengthy cadena. This is what I said when I wrote that these people have no class.

So I switched to DW, the German cable news who happened to have a show in Spanish with a Colombian journalist among its guest, to discuss of course the events. DW has shows in Spanish and English in addition to their German fare. The Colombian journalist was aptly mentioning that 200 killed in Spain were a big thing now because Spain had tied its fate to Europe. Even if Spain is a second tier power in Europe, it does benefit from its association to the biggies there. In Colombia, far and alone in South America, 200 death in a FARC attack would stir little trouble in Europe. It was very chilling to hear her say that. It was extremely chilling to realize that our chavista apologists know that and are taking this factor into their calculations.

Mucho llorará nuestro cielo.