Champagne, relief as Chavez's detractors yearn for new era
CARACAS Fri Mar 8, 2013 5:47am EST  People paint a mural
depicting the eyes of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in
Caracas March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez   Credit:
Reuters/Jorge Dan Lopez  CARACAS (Reuters) - As throngs of
mourners pay homage to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, his
opponents are praying his self-declared socialist revolution
will die with him, and some are even breaking out the champagne.
Hiking in a leafy park in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods of
Caracas, far from the emotional scenes where Chavez lay in
state, retired documentary maker Cesar Caballero sighed with
deep relief at the president's demise.  "Sometimes nature steps
in and eliminates things that are just no good," Caballero, 66,
said from beneath a baseball cap embroidered with "Kansas",
looking out over elegant gated homes nearby that mark a chasm
with sprawling slums across town.  "He has done more damage to
Venezuela than anyone else," Caballero said