Democrats: 'Hugo, You Crazy!!'

Democratic leaders- not sharing President Bush's philosophies, but not wanting people to think they feel he leaves a smell of sulfur behind- express outrage at the remarks the Venezuelan president made to the U.N.

Pelosi jumps in too: Leading Bush critic at home calls Chavez a "thug"

Glenn Greenwald actually gives some balanced thoughts on this whole brouhaha.

(UPDATE: Jeff Cohen exposes the hypocrisy of right-wingers angry at Chavez.)

[PS- Conservative newspapers (NY Post/NY Daily News) state they don't like the United Nations being in New York and declare that it must leave. Blueduck37 declares that these editorial writers must get their heads out of their asses and is sorry that the U.N.'s bumpy existence makes them feel upset. I refer them to this calm take:
United Nations belongs in New York City]