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[winterbadger]

So, Fidel Castro is stepping down. Interesting that in commenting on it, our president should say,

"Some will say let's promote stability. In the meantime, political prisoners will rot . . . This should be a transition to free and fair elections. And I mean free and fair. Not these elections that the Castro brothers rig."

That's just a heaping lump of irony for me to digest, coming from a man who repeatedly defends illegal acts and attacks on Americans' liberty on the grounds of "security" and whose brother was governor of the state whose electoral votes, apparently against the wishes of the voters, propelled him into office.

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[maureenkspeller.livejournal.com]

I particularly enjoyed the bit where Dubya was going on about Cuba becoming a democracy with help from the US. I can't help thinking that's the kind of help Cuba could well do without.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

No, see, it's okay if you're a Republican.

[wolfette]

"dictators" don't retire, don't stand down. Secure presidents of secure countries do.

Just saying, is all.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I suppose our lad read that old saw about consistency being the hobgoblin of small minds, and he doesn't wish to appear small minded.