the times, they are-a-changing

i nearly passed out when i read this, but it appears the Cuban National Foundation (the most visible and arguably most influential Cuban-American organization in the US, and slightly to the right of Rush Limbaugh and Curtis LeMay) thinks maybe after 50 years maybe it might be maybe time to try something maybe new, maybe:

“For 50 years we have been trying to change the Cuban government, the Cuban regime,” said the foundation’s president, Francisco J. Hernandez, a veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961. “At the present time, what we have to do is change the emphasis to the Cuban people — because they are going to be the ones who change things in Cuba.”

In a reversal from the group’s founding principles, he said American policy should focus not on sanctions but on proactive policies that direct resources to the island. "

Source

Obama's Move: Part II

word is that the Obama administration is planning to abolish limits on family travel and cash remittances between the United States and Cuba. Source.

that would mean that after rolling Bush's restrictions on family travel to Cuba just three weeks ago, Obama is going further: no restrictions for family travel at all.

but that does create two classes of Americans: those who can travel to Cuba and those who can't.

i certainly hope Obama takes the next logical step and remove all impediments for any American to travel to Cuba.