Starving, socialist Venezuela has held another "election."  Like every single election there I have followed, since around 2004, it was a fraudy affair. According to the Associated Press: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is celebrating his re-election in an energized speech inviting his defeated challengers to join him for a dialogue about the country's future. Maduro spoke late Sunday to a crowd of cheering supporters at Venezuela's presidential palace in the capital of Caracas.  Election officials say he won nearly 68 percent of the votes, beating nearest challenger Henri Falcon by more than 40 points. The election gives Maduro a second six-year term amid the oil-rich country's deepening economic crisis that has many Venezuelans struggling to afford food and medicine. File under "barf alert." Yes, it's another fraudy election.  This one, though, stood out.  The ruling socialists...(Read Full Post)