Comments on: Obama: I'll Stick With Embargo For Now

Admits America's Cuba Policy "Hasn't Worked The Way We Wanted It To," But Will Keep It In Place Until Havana Changes Course

[tczme]

So as long as we are embargoing communist nations, could we go ahead and include China? It would do wonders for our annual trade imbalance and bring up to a million manufacturing jobs back to the USA.

[incog-nito]

Posted by Stuart2560 at 3:30 PM : Apr 19, 2009

My concern is not his genuiness or competence. It's whether or not he's actually a closet "centrist", as indicated by his recent softening on issues from health care to Cuba as if he's content to leave things are they are. Perhaps it's just impatient. Thanks for your thoughts.

[ToolMangler1]

Move Aside Castros

Cuba is a communist regime and the only way Obama will acknowledge Cuba will be when the president is not a Castro and is elected by the free people of Cuba.
Posted by jesuseyes at 3:28 PM : Apr 19, 2009




We recognized The USSR, So much for your evaluation.

[ToolMangler1]

It's scary that a man who isn't qualified to run a 7-11 is in charge of architecting the foreign policy of the US and half the free world.
What were we thinking when voted this guy in? What were we smoking? We want our votes back!
Posted by richardj3901 at 1:54 PM : Apr 19, 2009




Would you rather that we go and get a 7-11 manager to handle this? ssssshhhhheeeeeeeeesssssshhhhhhhhhh!!!

[incog-nito]

Perhaps there is quite a large shift. Just not the shift you want. Just not the shift you can see. Is that a possibility?
Posted by Stuart2560 at 3:11 PM : Apr 19, 2009

My idea of large shifts would include but is not limited to the following:

A complete revamp of the health care system.

A radical reform and simplication of the tax code like he said he wants to do.

A plan to stem the outsourcing of American jobs to cheaper labor overseas. Unless this happens there is no saving the American economy.

Robust regulation of the financial markets. Corporate compensation reform.

[incog-nito]

Have you written President Obama and expressed that?
Posted by Stuart2560 at 3:09 PM : Apr 19, 2009

It may be too early to tell. It's been only a few months. He may be saving political capital right now. The stimulus package and the bailouts have taken a toll. I'm going to adopt a wait-and-see attitude for now.

[incog-nito]

Maybe it's too early to tell, but there is as yet no fundamental shift in policy toward just about anything in the Obama's administration other than a few gestures.

[spiritwalk]

The embargo hasnt worked, but Obama will stick with it.

The Wall Street bailouts havent worked, but Obama will stick with it.

Torturing terrorists hasnt worked, but Obama will stick with it.

Point this out and you are accused of being a racist.

Smear tactics like that do work and we'll stick with them.

Some "Change"

[incog-nito]

incog-nito at 3:05 PM : Apr and your point is???
Posted by Stuart2560 at 3:06 PM : Apr 19, 2009

The point is Obama needs to follow through. A lot of his supporters are wondering.

[incog-nito]

Obama: "I don't like the current policy toward Cuba, but will stick with it. I don't like Bush's power grab, but will keep the power. I think it's wrong to torture, but won't prosecute anyone. I will pull out of Iraq, but will more troops back in Afghanistan. I think CEOs of failing companies shouldn't get huge bonuses, but if they do there's much I can do about that. I think we should reform our health care system, but will keep the private insurers. I..."