[Luis Gonzalez]

"More trade will give the people a taste of what they have been missing, and hasten the demise of Communism"

What are you talking about? Do you for one moment believe that anything that Fidel buys will find its way to the people? If that's the case, then why hasn't it happened already?

Fidel freely trades with nearly every other country in the world, and he's reneged on payment to nearly all of them.

Now, as his credit lines are exhausting, he looks to the North for help.

These are the actions of a desperate man, and now we should bail him out?

Trade isn't possible with the Cuban people, only with the government, and the majority of the goods imported go to the Tourist stores, or the diplomatic stores. The average Cuban isn't even allowed in those stores.

[xsmommy]

thank you for raising the level of discourse to discuss the complete lunacy of lifting the embargo!

[PhiKapMom]

You comments hit the target IMO. Castro is not going to help all his people -- only the ones he chooses will get the benefits of lifting the embargo.

Don't understand why people cannot see that including Armey who I have now lost all respect for!

[MissAmericanPie]

Your right, we have spent all this time trying to get this tin pot dictator on the ropes, now that he's on the ropes, idiots like Armey want to save him. I'm thinking his acorn, Scott, didn't fall far from the tree. Why should I vote for him to replace his dad?