I’m sure the wingnuts will be claiming that after hearing the big news of the day:
President Barack Obama is allowing Americans to make unlimited transfers of money and visits to relatives in Cuba and easing other restrictions Monday, ushering in a new era of openness toward the island nation ruled by communists for 50 years.
The formal announcement was made by presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs and, in Spanish, by Dan Restrepo, the president’s top aide on Latin American policy.
“The president would like to see greater freedom for the Cuban people. There are actions that he can and has taken today to open up the flow of information to provide some important steps to help that,” Gibbs said.
This has been the silliest embargo in the history of – well embargos. The Cold War ended two decades ago and almost instantly we became more open with Russia, yet this little tiny island has been shunned by our nation for over 40 years. Thankfully we have a reasonable mind in the Oval Office now to make decisions, but I am sure those on the right are fearing a mass invasion by the Castro brothers now.