On Hugo Chavez’s deal to sell oil at a deep discount to certain Massachusettsans:

“He’s doing the right thing,” Kelly, 44, said in a phone interview Wednesday. “The people of Venezuela are lucky to have him. That’s what government is supposed to be about — taking care of the little guy.”

Yes, the people of Venezuela are lucky to have him. He’s selling oil at a 40% discount to people in a country whose per-capita income is over SIX TIMES that of Venezuela’s. That’s a man who really knows how to take care of the little guy.