THOSE PESKY DOTS...

When you stop and think about it, this nation's zaniest, hard-right-wing Christian fundamentalist, the cloven-hooved Pat Robertson, may be doing nothing more than providing cover for Stinky W's burgeoning problems with a distraught mother of a slain soldier who just won't go away.

I mean, what's the media doing this morning -- talking about whether Stinky W. will talk to Cindy Sheehan, or are they jonesin' out on Pat Robertson's comments that we need to assassinate Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez?

On Monday, Robertson said to his panting, target-eyed "700 Club"...

"We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability." Robertson went on to say, "We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with."

Also, bear this in mind -- we have tried (unsuccessfully) two, maybe three times to assassinate Hugo Chavez. We're beginning to piss him off. This last week Chavez threatened to cut off our oil and, since we get 10 percent of all our oil from Venezuela, that could create quite a sticky-wicket. But Robertson says taking Chavez out is "...a whole lot cheaper than starting a war ... and I don't think any oil shipments will stop."

This comment of Robertson's gives the vacuous media an opportunity to discuss how close Chavez and Fidel Castro are; to "frame" the public opinion by saying over and over -- Chavez/Castro....Chavez/Castro...you are getting very sleepy...repeat after me...

And, wouldn't you know, by coincidence, CNN had a neat little special on the Hugo Chavez/Fidel Castro relationship all ready to go! They even dress alike! Hey, that oughta tell you something.

But then, that's just me. I could be wrong. When I run out there and grab a couple of dots and get too enthusiastic when I'm trying to connect them, I usually end up smashing them into my forehead...