Celebrate Hugo Chavez's big loss at a winning Burbank golf course

Hey Folks, happy Monday, or, as your pal Cheap Bastard likes to call it, “The Day Hugo Chavez Got Spanked in Venezuela” Day. Yes, our least favorite commie-pinko-scum-dictator got told by his people that they didn’t want a dictator. Or if they want a dictator, they don’t want him. Something like that. El Cheapo is sure that El Hugo will soon be blaming this on the U.S. because he’s a jerk like that.

So in honor of Chavez seeing his dreams of being Fidel Castro Jr. get dashed, lets take a look at a place that took some damage of its own, but still promises great deals to golfers.

It’s De Bell Municipal Golf Course in Burbank, Calif. Yes, Burbank, where you’ll be close enough to Hollywood stars to yell “Carson Daly is a douche!” and he’d hear you.

Anyway, it seems like the intelligent folks in Burbank used some creative financing to make nearly $10 million in improvements at the course, and recently demolished the old clubhouse as things get started.

It seems De Bell will get the improvements and it won’t cost taxpayers a cent, and they’ll still get a quality municipal run that they can play for low green fees. Read more about the story by clicking here.

So remember, if you want to stay on this Cheap Bastard’s good side, don’t be like Hugo Chavez and knock down golf courses to make soup kitchens. Knock down clubhouses to make even better clubhouses. And do it cheaply.