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Originally Posted by Botnst
Amen. The Cuba embargo is a sick-a$$ joke that should've died decades ago.
I'd love a line-item VETO in the president's hands. Any president. Even Jimmy. At least it would force Congress to over-ride rather than just carte blanche passage of pork.
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Sorry if I was heavy handed earlier. You do use the "so it's all Bush's fault" now and then. This BS goes well beyond any of W's influence, though I'm sure he's on board with the policy.
I've heard European diplomats say that when they meet with reps of other countries, there's two types of discussions: when the Americans are there and when they're not. They say that when our guys are there, they pretty much announce how things are going to be. No discussion that amounts to anything. Apparently they come across as a bit clueless much of the time, perhaps because they're driven by some idealogical agenda that is only thinly related to facts on the ground.
This Mexico/Cuba embarrassment reminds me of that: "We're the boss -- our word goes."