Edited sentence: A small clique of Honduras' most wealthy families stand as the major obstacle to the restoration to power of the democratic government.Elites across Latin America are watching the standoff closely, as they plot their own strategies to combat democratically elected presidents such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez who have demonized the wealthy as they push for a more even distribution of income.Members of this elite clique have reacted with a mix of bafflement and infuriation, unable to understand how the United States could support President Zelaya