Venezuela continues to suffer, however.
Yes, the real victim of Stage 5 Hugo is the population of Venezuela:
But getting rid of Chavez won't be easy — even if he's dead. As anyone greeted by the grinning leader on the giant billboard at Caracas' Maiquetia Airport soon learns, Venezuela is all about one-man rule, towering over hill after hill of impoverished shantytowns.
Every critical institution in the country — from the courts, the congress and the media to the central bank, the state oil company and the largest industries — has long been suborned to Chavez's will. No longer do they function on their own merits.
Venezuelans need to learn to play the piano from scratch.
