He won his referendum using (as he’d promised previously) a massive state-backed get-out-the-vote machine that had Venezuelans being forced to the polls by government “officials.”

Sound like democracy?  If you think it does, imagine how you’d feel if President Bush had used tax-funded federal resources to heard voters of his choice to the polls.

What has just happened in Venezuela is a travesty.

Update: Never mind.  Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Chavez lost.

Though the big question now is: Will he respect the results?