Chávez Calls Bush ‘the Devil’ in U.N. Speech from the NY Times

President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela bitterly and sarcastically assailed President Bush before the United Nations General Assembly today, portraying Mr. Bush as —the devil— who thinks he is —the owner of the world.—

—Yesterday, the devil came here,— Mr. Chávez said, alluding to Mr. Bush’s appearance before the General Assembly on Tuesday. —Right here. Right here. And it smells of sulfur still today, this table that I am now standing in front of.—

I’m prepared to send the following to Mr. Bush:

It’s the haz-mat sign used for class 4.1 substances, particularly sulfur. I can hear the conversation now, ‘Agent, we’ll need enough for Washington, the cars, and enough for Crawford (the new Palm Springs).’

Unfortunately, Mr. Chávez made a bad character assessment. Remember, the devil is wily… I’m just not seeing the crafty, clever, cunning, and sly part. I’ll give Mr. Bush the devious and scheming though.