Most of you have hear and/or read the comments made by Hugo Chavez at the United Nations concerning President Bush being the devil. While there was thunderous applause from those at the UN, a lot of Americans were not too pleased. Imagine my surprise when Congressman Charles Rangel and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, both of which have spewed their fair share of vile, came to the President’s aide!

WASHINGTON – I want to express my extreme displeasure with statements by the President of Venezuela attacking U.S. President George Bush in such a personal and disparaging way during his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly.

It should be clear to all heads of government that criticism of Bush Administration policies, either domestic or foreign, does not entitle them to attack the President personally.

George Bush is the President of the United States and represents the entire country. Any demeaning public attack against him is viewed by Republicans and Democrats, and all Americans, as an attack on all of us.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of President George W. Bush’s fiercest political opponents at home took his side on Thursday, calling Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a “thug” for his remark that Bush is like the devil.

“Hugo Chavez fancies himself a modern day Simon Bolivar but all he is an everyday thug,” House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said at a news conference, referring to Chavez’ comments in a U.N. General Assembly speech on Wednesday.

“Hugo Chavez abused the privilege that he had, speaking at the United Nations,” said Pelosi, a frequent Bush critic. “He demeaned himself and he demeaned Venezuela.”

However, another Democrat decided to defend Chavez.

Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, a democrat, today defended Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s United Nations speech in which Chavez called President George Bush the devil. Harkin said the comments were “incendiary”, then went on to say, “Let me put it this way, I can understand the frustration, ah, and the anger of certain people around the world because of George Bush’s policies.” Harkin continued what has been frequent criticism of the president’s foreign policy.

Readers of liberal blogs Daily Kos immediately went on the warpath against Rangel and Pelosi. The “progressives� had a wonderful chance to show a little solidarity with the rest of the country and the President, but their blind hate got in the way. LFG has links to Kos posts.

The word got out about the posts in support of Chavez on Kos. Kos owner Markos Moulitsas must have suffered a horrible case of sudden blindness not to notice what was going on at his own site.

Liberals at Democratic Underground got a big kick out of Chavez’s speech. Comments range from agreement, to a state of semi-worship. Ace of Spades has excerpts if you’re like me and can’t stand going there.

Now, why am I posting this? Well, it just goes to show that there are a lot of Americans who don’t understand the threat we face. Those threats aren’t just in the Middle East, they are in Venezuela and North Korea just to name a couple. Perhaps the even bigger threats are registered voters who don’t seem to realize that there are many in the world that wish us harm.