[Tacis]

Well, I'm sure Texas will support the move to open up relations with Cuba. Texas wants to learn to make it's criminal justice system as effective as Cuba's. Criminals in Texas often wait up to 20 years to exhaust death sentence appeals.

It is good to see that even the democrat leftists see the advantages of the Cuban system where someone guilty of a capital crime (or even something like taking a boat ride) can be fully executed withing three days of his trial. That is efficient!! And, the Cubans can dispatch black folks with absolute confidence that no neocommie in the world will mutter a protest, Baucus, included.

Yes, we need to learn from the wise Cubans how to make our criminal justice system work as theirs does, especially the part about no protests from ANY outsider. Why would any American public official want to do anything that would make Fidelito's life any easier? There are drugs and terrorists coming into the US from Cuba and Cuba is earning bucks to help.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Criminals in Texas often wait up to 20 years to exhaust death sentence appeals."

You guys need a little help from Fidel!

From conviction, to Cuban Supreme Court appeal, to denial of the appeal, to execution----18 minutes in Cuba, for THREE convicts!

That's an amazing 6 minutes a piece.

Now, that's getting more efficient government for your tax dollar!