On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:49:04 GMT, "Gordon Wedman"
wrote:

Subject: A taste of their own Frijoles
From: Glenn Ashmore

Now the South Florida Cubans are screaming that they are being treated
unfairly and that the new restrictions are "unconstitutional".

My heart bleeds. At least now they get a taste of what they have
inflicted on the rest of us.


You have to wonder about the Bush administration. Can they do anything
right? To **** off all the Cubans in Florida in an election year? Do they
seriously think restricting travel like this is going to cause the fall of
Castro and his government? They really should have the air quality in the
White House checked. Something is making them think they can just have it
their way.

They probably only ****ed off about half of the Cuban "exile"
community. I heard an interesting news piece on Cuban American
attitudes on this and related issues. There is a fairly sharp divide
based on age and date of arrival. Later arrivals and those younger in
age are much more moderate in their views. Moderation of views is not
a winning formula in South Florida, though I was visiting with some
Cuban Americans this past weekend and they seemed all for it, but I
would classify them as exceptions to the rule as they were from a
family that would not be welcome back in Cuba regardless of the laws.

The real question is does this administration realize how much they
have antagonized the sailing community?