Comments on: Some Cuba Questions For Both Sides http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/25/some-cuba-questions-for-both-sides/ Reality-based political commentary Sun, 10 May 2026 05:38:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: altohone http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/25/some-cuba-questions-for-both-sides/#comment-63209 altohone Sat, 29 Aug 2015 05:56:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11124#comment-63209 The two main problems What most of the candidates will do is going to be different than what they say they'll do. Nobody in the corporate media will actually ask such revealing questions. If we end up with two establishment candidates, the best way to predict what will happen is to ask what Big Money wants. And the answer will be access to the markets, direct flights to the resorts, and illegal immigrants to keep down labor costs (in other words no more instant work permits). Bernie may answer the question honestly and unprompted, but he is difficult to predict on foreign policy. What is best for American workers will likely shape his answer. The two main problems

What most of the candidates will do is going to be different than what they say they'll do.

Nobody in the corporate media will actually ask such revealing questions.

If we end up with two establishment candidates, the best way to predict what will happen is to ask what Big Money wants. And the answer will be access to the markets, direct flights to the resorts, and illegal immigrants to keep down labor costs (in other words no more instant work permits).

Bernie may answer the question honestly and unprompted, but he is difficult to predict on foreign policy. What is best for American workers will likely shape his answer.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/25/some-cuba-questions-for-both-sides/#comment-63116 Michale Thu, 27 Aug 2015 08:28:38 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11124#comment-63116 <I>Just because relations are "normalized" doesn't mean that Cuba is suddenly any less of a repressive, dictatorial regime situated less than a hundred miles from florida.</I> Troo dat!! Michale Just because relations are "normalized" doesn't mean that Cuba is suddenly any less of a repressive, dictatorial regime situated less than a hundred miles from florida.

Troo dat!!

Michale

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/25/some-cuba-questions-for-both-sides/#comment-63104 nypoet22 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 22:18:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11124#comment-63104 Just because relations are "normalized" doesn't mean that Cuba is suddenly any less of a repressive, dictatorial regime situated less than a hundred miles from florida. Just because relations are "normalized" doesn't mean that Cuba is suddenly any less of a repressive, dictatorial regime situated less than a hundred miles from florida.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/25/some-cuba-questions-for-both-sides/#comment-63096 Michale Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:29:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11124#comment-63096 Kudos to CW for framing this issue as non-partisan as humanly possible.. This is politically punditry at it's finest... Every political story has 2 sides... Ya'all would be wise to follow CW's example and consider the OTHER side of the equation... It might allow ya'all to rack up some debate victories.. :D Michale Kudos to CW for framing this issue as non-partisan as humanly possible..

This is politically punditry at it's finest...

Every political story has 2 sides...

Ya'all would be wise to follow CW's example and consider the OTHER side of the equation...

It might allow ya'all to rack up some debate victories.. :D

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/25/some-cuba-questions-for-both-sides/#comment-63088 Michale Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:08:02 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11124#comment-63088 I just wish out POTUS would give a TENTH of consideration to our allies as he gives to our enemies... :^/ Michale I just wish out POTUS would give a TENTH of consideration to our allies as he gives to our enemies... :^/

Michale

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/25/some-cuba-questions-for-both-sides/#comment-63087 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 26 Aug 2015 02:32:46 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11124#comment-63087 All I know is that I have to experience Cuba soon, before it gets really, really crowded. :( Heh. All I know is that I have to experience Cuba soon, before it gets really, really crowded. :(

Heh.

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