Chairman Maobama Seeks Hope and Change with Cuba

[Tarheel]

I'm not terribly surprised that The ONE is looking for a new beginning with our communist friends to the south; I've always thought that we as a country should be consistent in our dealings with communist thugs but, as is all-too-typical for wobbly Democrats socialists, they want to coddle these reprehensible criminals and murderer types; this only empowers them.  When will they learn that the only good communist is a dead communist.

I suppose that it'll take another Cuban air force jet shooting down a couple of American civilian, single engine planes (or another Mariel mass emigration from that wonderful island paradise) to 'change' The ONE's mind back to the status quo of the past 50 years.

We should've kept Cuba as a U. S. Protectorate after the Spanish-American War (instead of the Philippines).

Here's an excerpt from Breitbart.com:

Obama seeks 'new beginning' with Cuba     
Apr 17 05:06 PM US/Eastern

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - President Barack Obama says the United States is seeking a "new beginning with Cuba."

The president made the remark in Trinidad on the first day of a summit of Western Hemisphere democracies.

He said the United States is ready to engage with the Cuban government but cautioned the country would not simply talk for the sake of talking. Obama noted "decades of mistrust" and said he wants to talk with Cuban leaders about human rights, democratic reform and economic issues.
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A couple of articles:

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97KFQPG1&show_article=1

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090417/D97K44100.html

[Saniflush]

NICE.  He's gonna talk to a dictator about democracy.  I would surmise that Castro may know more.

[AUTiger1]

I'm guess since Castro threw his support to "The Obama" this is the payback...........dealing with commie thugs.....

I don't know that we will survive the next 4 years!

[Tarheel]

NICE.  He's gonna talk to a dictator about democracy.  I would surmise that Castro may know more.

Apparently, like Jimmy Carter, The ONE has not met a thug or dictator that he hasn't liked either...this is from The Huffington Post (and was alluded to in another thread...apologies to any offended mod gods...and for using Huffpo as a source):