>  the decision
> to embalm Chavez does reflect the passionate desire of Venezuelan
> masses.

This is a purely cultural thing. It doesn't have the slightest political
significance. It's instructive to read up on the corpse-worship
that attended Abraham Lincoln's last trip to Springfield.

People who are carping about embalming the poor man are basically
those who hated him in life, as far as I can tell.

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