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On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:14:53 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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I'm hoping that in my lifetime, we'll have a president and a congress
that
restores full, normal, diplomatic relations with Cuba.

That'll happen when another generation of Cuban immigrants dies. There'll
still be lots of lobbying money aimed at keeping Cuba cut off, from
corporations like Bacardi, but I suppose (in a fairy tale), there could be
legislators who'd ignore that pressure.

The embargo really has more to do with protecting Florida tourism and
"big sugar".

True, but there was an interesting story on one of the TV news mags a few
years back. Interviews with members of the Bacardi family. Two generations
later, these people are still really bitter. And have money & friends like
you wouldn't believe.