[Cincinatus' Wife]

This embargo is BS. Cuber doesn't have oil so it's easy and safe for us to bully them.

The only "bullying" going on is in Cuba, by Castro on the Cuban people. Stop and think.

[SteamshipTime]

The only "bullying" going on is in Cuba, by Castro on the Cuban people. Stop and think.

You stop and think. Saudi Arabia, China, and Pakistan are all as dictatorial as Castro yet because we need their oil, cheap labor, or some other commodity, we trade freely with them. Why not with Cuba? Because: (1) there is no economic downside to an embargo; (2) it can be used to whip the neo-cons into a pep rally; and (3) protect the Republican base in a swing state.

It has nothing to do with ideology and everything to do with expediency. When it was Batista slitting throats and enriching his cronies, we didn't have a problem with it.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I haven't enjoyed a speech so much since President Bush lectured the UN about the seriousness of the terrorist threat. Any question about the meaning of is, Mr. Castro and friends?

Thanks for posting this, CW. (^:

[biblewonk]

The only "bullying" going on is in Cuba, by Castro on the Cuban people. Stop and think.

You stop and think. Our offence taken to their bullying is proportional to what we want from them. Consider China and and Saudi like I said before. Lots of bullying going on there by those governments but we can't bully them for 'moral' reasons. It's all about Florida votes and who our bi-partisan gmt can bully without getting slapped by the other party. Nothing more.