Ah, shucks – looks like the hero of Camden may not be loved the way they wanted to love him:
Venezuela’s acting president said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely Hugo Chavez will be embalmed for permanent viewing because the decision to do so was made too late and the socialist leader’s body was not properly prepared on time.
“The decision should have been made much earlier,” Nicolas Maduro said during a speech at a government-run book fair. “The decision, or really the proposal more than a decision, was made as a product of love.”
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“The world’s best” experts, Russian and Germans, were brought in and consulted on the embalming and advised authorities that it was probably not possible, said Maduro. He did not go into detail.
The story is here. I can’t help reaching for appropriate song lines: Love is lovelier the second time around; I’ll be loving you always; Love me tender. (Via OTB.)