Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him,
a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him,
a good guy when Cheney did business with him
and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist,
but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body,
but multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.
Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy.
Providing health care to all Americans is Socialism.
HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests of the public at heart.
Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense.
A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.
Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.
The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's cocaine conviction is none of our business.
Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness, and you need our prayers for your recovery.
You support states' rights, which mean Attorney General Gonzalez can tell states what local voter initiatives they have the right to adopt.
What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what G. W. Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.
[Hat tip to Froth Sloth B'Gosh]
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We have an "embargo" with Cuba because the country nationalized American assets without compensation. I put the word embargo in quotes because the largest supplier of food and agricultural products to Cuba today is the United States. Except castro has to pay with cash up front. Why? Because Cuba has a huge external debt that it has no intentions of paying. Cuba ZERO credit on the world market. And the reason Cuba is dire financial straights has nothing to do with the embargo. On its face that argument is laughable. What can the United states sell Cuba that it can't already get from ANY other country in the world? The Cuban economic disaster has everything to do with failed marxist economic principals that have governed the country for 47 years. China represents about 20% of the world's population and China has never been overtly aggressive towards the United States. Fidel Castro even scared Nikita Kruschev with his desire to engage in a nuclear war with the US.
Funny one. I hadn't seen it. I love the Limbaugh dig.
Thanks for that hat tip, and thank you for visiting!
Conductor, thanks for dropping in and giving me some background on the Cuba embargo. It's my understanding also that when Cuba began expropriation of American-owned land holdings after the Cuban Revolution that the compensation offered was seen as inadequate. The US didn't take kindly to the land grab and placed the embargo on the country in retaliation. The US wanted to set an example for other Communist countries and send them a message.
However, although China has never been overtly aggressive toward the US, Vietnam has been, and we had an embargo with them until recently.
The embargo continues against Cuba in part because of the enormous pressure of Cuban exiles living here in the US. They don't want our government to lift it as long as Castro prevents them from returning to their homeland. That's a block of voters our politicians just don't want to mess with.
Ah, Conductor, I should have checked your profile before I answered. I see you're a Cuban-American. I was preaching to the choir and didn't need to add to your history lesson.
Sorry!
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