Christopher Dodd said...

The erosion of democracy in Venezuela is now accompanied by rising crime and economic stagnation.

Maybe we ought to be spending a little more time looking at the relationships at that level.

Well, they're going to have quite a stage now, with the World Cup and the Olympics coming up in the next few years.

It is my hope that others in the Congress, in the Senate in particular, will rise to the occasion upon your departure.