Posted on 03/03/2002 6:26:29 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:39:16 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
In Beijing, Bush called China our ''partner.'' Cuba officially is our ''enemy.'' Why?
Because a small number of powerful exiles in South Florida cow our politicians into keeping the crazy Cuban policy. That was designed to castrate Fidel Castro and has failed for more than 40 years.
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Again, where do you get this absurd notion that if the Embargo is lifted, we will be forced to subsidize Castro with tax dollars???
They also don't have parental rights. Elian's mother lost her life in her bid for their freedom and Al Neuharth's LIBERAL media, the Bill Clinton administration and a lot of uninformed Americans and angry pissed of ex-husbands made sure Elian was sent back into slavery. I'm sure they're feeling oh so much better about themselves and their situations because of this "noble" deed.
Go get 'em.
And thanks for the call on Radio Free Republic last Thursday.
Congressman Billybob
New column up: "The Un-Music Man." You'll like this one a bunch.
He has an owner, his name is Castro. He owns Elian's father too. He doesn't own Elian's mother anymore.
Cuba is an economic black hole thanks to Castro’s adoption of a brutal Stalinist regime that does not allow any kind of freedom, personal or economic, for 43 years he has maintained “Socialism or Death” without any room for compromises or changes. Castro brought a country that enjoyed one of the highest standards of living in Latin America down to the level of Haiti.
President Bush is a man of his word who says what he means and means what he says. We are in a worldwide war against terrorism and he is absolutely right when he affirmed that if we are going to win that war we must take it to the states that harbor and support terrorism. Cuba, at 90 miles of Florida, is the main base and haven for international terrorism in this hemisphere, and that must be the first place to start the war on terrorism in this hemisphere. Counting with biological, chemical and cyber warfare capabilities and a leader with an evil mind who has an irrational hatred towards the U.S., we must not underrate Castro’s capacity to attack us.
Furthermore, Castro never pays for whatever he purchases, he not only defaulted in all his debts but he also encourages other Third World countries to do likewise. It is not necessary to go back too far to figure out that this small country is not a good credit risk. Last year, it was reported that France canceled a grain shipment of $160 million due to Cuba's non-payment and that South Africa and Thailand stopped providing credits to the island. Eastern European governments have tried unsuccessfully to get payment on their Cuban debt. Cuba has one of the worst credit ratings in the world.
The ending of the embargo will allow Castro to raid our treasury as a result of giving Cuba access to the International Monetary Fund, and all the International Banks that are funded mainly by the U.S. taxpayers. Once the credit gates are open, then Castro’s powerful lobby in the U.S. will begin to push for riders, postponements and exclusions from the law on humanitarian bases. Do not allow to be fooled by politicians’ promises. In the end, Castro never has paid any debts and the American taxpayers would end up footing the bill.
Those businessmen, legislators, governors, and media pundits are acting as lobbyist for the Cuban government lured by promises of huge profits, although, those who tried before them, found out those dreams were mere mirages that in Cuba always end in nightmares. Those unscrupulous merchants in the slave trade are, in fact, undermining President Bush war against terrorism and endangering the security of the U.S. When you deal with the devil, you always end loosing your soul and your fortune.
That is exactly the cost. If Castro purchase goods and servces and then does not pay, the US government would be on the hook for the money owed.
I don't think this is necessarily true. The IMF will not be forced to lend them a cent. This could not possibly be a condition to the US lifting the Embargo. If a private business wants to undertake the risk in dealing with Castro, let them.
Demidog said : I didn't say that. Hope that helps. And even the most dense of people in our government understand that interstate means trade between the states.
The Constitution says (Article 1, section 8) :
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
I say : What's the problem here?
The Bible says it is. But that's a fair question. I think that with ownership comes responsibility especially if it is a child. Can you sell it? We already do when we send way for social security numbers so that we can "deduct" them on our tax forms. My daughter will probably thank me one day when she learns that I, rather than sell her to the government, refused to claim her as a deduction of it meant getting her numbered.
Of course the other option is that the State owns you and your children in the manner you claim to disdain in Cuba.
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