http://donklephant.com/2009/04/02/republican-lugar-urges-obama-to-lift-cuba-ban/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://donklephant.com/2009/04/02/republican-lugar-urges-obama-to-lift-cuba-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-543058 Donklephant » Blog Archive » Obama To Lift Family Travel Ban To Cuba Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:23:23 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14269#comment-543058 [...] Republican Dick Lugar proposed normalizing relations a few days ago, and now we’re seeing some movement. And even though Obama has said that he’s opposed to normalization, I can’t help but think this is a first step towards that. [...] [...] Republican Dick Lugar proposed normalizing relations a few days ago, and now we’re seeing some movement. And even though Obama has said that he’s opposed to normalization, I can’t help but think this is a first step towards that. [...]

]]> http://donklephant.com/2009/04/02/republican-lugar-urges-obama-to-lift-cuba-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-441433 kranky kritter Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:20:13 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14269#comment-441433 And, as an added bonus, if Obama supports this, we get to watch Newt Gingrich twist himself into a pretzel to explain why its wrong. And, as an added bonus, if Obama supports this, we get to watch Newt Gingrich twist himself into a pretzel to explain why its wrong.

]]> http://donklephant.com/2009/04/02/republican-lugar-urges-obama-to-lift-cuba-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-441272 TerenceC Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:38:01 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14269#comment-441272 It's about time. This has been a counter productive economic policy for nearly 50 years while providing the Batista's in Florida a ridiculous rallying point. It's a potentially large trading partner and it's a hell of a fun place to visit - way better than Mexico. The new tobacco tax wouldn't apply to their cigars either. It’s about time. This has been a counter productive economic policy for nearly 50 years while providing the Batista’s in Florida a ridiculous rallying point. It’s a potentially large trading partner and it’s a hell of a fun place to visit – way better than Mexico. The new tobacco tax wouldn’t apply to their cigars either.

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