Odd sentence of the day, from New York Times reporter Juan Forero, insisting that Hugo Chavez is an America-hating “hero to the masses,” not unlike a certain communist dictator:

“But with the biggest oil reserves outside the Middle East, Mr. Chávez is more than an irritant. He is fast rising as the next Fidel Castro, a hero to the masses who is intent on opposing every move the United States makes, but with an important advantage.”