Mild Irritation
February 22nd, 2007Let me say something right now: if Rudy Giuliani becomes the President of the United States, I’ll have lost all faith in the political process as we know it. He’s running the most shallow campaign of my lifetime, he’s nothing more than an unaccomplished Mayor, and he’s one of the sleaziest men in politics.
On a more substantive note: look mom, no change!
Seven months after Fidel Castro temporarily handed power to his brother because of illness, Cuba is at a critical juncture and the United States should not let up pressure for political change on the island, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said on Wednesday. The United States should not ease travel restrictions imposed against Cuba, nor should it forge relations of any sort with a government led by Raul Castro, he said.
“Cuba is at a critical point in its history. The country is poised for change,” Gutierrez, a Cuban-American, said at a gathering on Cuba at the Council of the Americas lobby group. “The policy of the Bush administration has been to help the Cuban people achieve their freedom through democratic change, and not to do them a tragic disservice by legitimizing a successor regime and helping maintain its tight grip over the Cuban people,” he said.
We could do a lot more for the Cuban people if we changed our policies on the matter.
I guess Communism and Totalitarianism are only okay if you‘ve got all the money in the world.