Posts Tagged ‘cuba’

Germany thinks we need to save money

June 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment

Right as Obama is gearing up for another round of stimulus funding, Germany’s Angela Merkel blindsided him some of the craziest advice Obama’s probably heard since the last Tea Party rally: “It’s urgently necessary for monetary stability that public budgets return to balance,” German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said at a press conference Monday, according [...]

The difference between “dark ages” and “black ages”?

September 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed doesn’t particularly like being a prisoner in Guantanamo.  Call it Gitmo if you wish.  For about eight years, he had tons of supporters that didn’t want him in Gitmo either.  Problem was, once Bush was out of office and Obama said he’d close it down, everyone forgot all about Gitmo.  Once forgotten [...]

Congressional Black Caucus visits Cuba

April 8th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Barbara Lee, Laura Richardson, and Bobby Rush met with Raul and Fidel Castro yesterday.  They met the Castro brothers under the auspices of the Congressional Black Caucus.  They will report their findings to Nancy Pelosi very shortly. Now, someone help me here.  Why would the Congressional Black Congress be negotiating US policy?  Wouldn’t it make [...]

Castro resigns

February 19th, 2008 | 4 Comments

Wow.  I sure didn’t expect to wake up to this.  My entire life, plus some, the US has been more than willing to kill, cripple, mame, or otherwise incapacitate Castro.  During the Cold War he was a thorn in the US side, and he relished that role.  Over the years other despots looked to Castro [...]