Chavez Moral Crusade

The left likes to pretend that it is the RIGHT that goes on moral crusades that attempt to limit the choice of others. MEANWHILE - it's the left that does it. Who was it who forced prohibition onto America? The PROGRESSIVES. Who is it who is pushing anti-smoking laws? Who is it who wants laws about what we can eat? Can anyone say TRANS-FATS? Look at leftist hero Hugo Chavez:

CARACAS, Venezuela --President Hugo Chavez is on a moral crusade in Venezuela, preaching against vices from alcohol to cholesterol, vowing to curb whiskey imports and ordering beer trucks off the street.

His government announced increased taxes on alcohol and tobacco on Monday, and Chavez also plans steep new taxes on luxury items such as fancy cars and artwork.

It's all part of Chavez's efforts to encourage Venezuelans to adopt the psyche of the "New Man," a socialist revolutionary with a monk-like purity of purpose. Chavez often cites the life of Cuba's iconic hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara as an ideal example -- and complains that many Venezuelans' values are not up to par.

But it's the right that wants to force social conformity on the left. ;) OH IRONY!