change we can believe in?

to those who hold out hope in the big o, i offer this bit of info. the ongoing embargo of cuba is nothing less than a crime of enormous proportions. any decent leader would do all he could to end the embargo as soon as possible. instead, he and his cabinet are going out of their way to continue this crime. quite simply, those who inherit crimes, and then continue them, are themselves criminals. as progressives, we can not rant against crimes when republicans carry them out, and then acquiesce in silence when democrats carry out the very same crimes. and, of course, this is done all the time. in terms of foreign affairs, it is often referred to as a bipartisan foreign policy, meaning that there are essential agreements between the two parties in this area. hence, both parties are complicit in a plethora of crimes, such as our wars in iraq and afghanistan, our embargo of cuba, and many other issues. obama and his cronies will continue these bipartisan crimes.

hey, don't take it from me.

just listen to his own administration.


Senate OKs Spending Bill After Treasury Assures Cuba Embargo Backers

The Senate has approved a $410 billion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government for much of this year. The vote came after the Treasury Department assured supporters of the US embargo on Cuba that new provisions in the bill will mark almost no change from current policy. The spending bill was held up last week amidst opposition to several provisions loosening trade and travel restrictions with Cuba. But in a letter sent to lawmakers opposed to easing the embargo, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the provisions will be narrowly enforced. As the Obama administration touted the continued restrictions, a group of South American defense ministers issued a call for ending the embargo. The twelve ministers were gathered at a meeting of the twelve-country Union of South American Nations, or UNASUR.

Uruguayan Defense Minister Jose Bayardi: “Right now Cuba does not represent any security problem for the US. And US policy with respect to Cuba is more determined by internal pressure, by lobby by North American Cubans. That’s the frank analysis of the situation.