Two of the bigger stories going through the Press recently are the growing momentum of The United States' recent interest in repairing relations with Cuba, and the impending revocation of aid to Honduras, which became a reality today. So it looks like we'll now be smoking Cuban cigars instead of Hondurans. It's a shame too, I really liked those Sancho Panza Double Maduros.
I can understand the glee The Obama Administration has for both really, because since we are now a fledgling socialist country, we need friends like Cuba. I can also understand our stance on Honduras:
The U.S. government joined the rest of the hemisphere in condemning Zelaya's ouster in June and supporting a deal proposed by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias that would restore Zelaya with limited powers.But Honduras's de facto government, led by Roberto Micheletti, has rejected any return for Zelaya. The Micheletti government insists the removal of the president was legal because he had scheduled a public referendum on rewriting the constitution, in defiance of an order by the Supreme Court. Many Hondurans feared that Zelaya, an ally of left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, was trying to engineer a second consecutive term despite a one-term constitutional limit.
Naturally, we would favor Zelaya, since he's friends with another left-wing socialist, Hugo Chavez, who many in The Obama Administration continually drop sound-bites of admiration for. You also can't really blame Zelaya, hijacking the system to keep control is nothing American Democrats wouldn't have done, look at Ted Kennedy:
A cancer-stricken US senator Ted Kennedy has asked Massachusetts leaders to change state law to allow a speedy replacement if it becomes necessary for him to surrender his seat, fearing a months-long vacancy would deny Democrats a crucial vote on Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul.
The note has been sent to Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and the state's senate president and house speaker at a time when Congress is considering an overhaul of the US healthcare system, a life cause of Kennedy's.
The letter acknowledges the state changed its succession law in 2004 to require a special election within five months to fill any vacancy. At the time, legislative Democrats were concerned then-Republican governor Mitt Romney would be able to fill any vacancy created as Democratic US senator John Kerry ran for president.
Let's not overlook the new big thing Obama has pulled right out of the Hugo Chavez Playbook:
At 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), September 8, 2009, President Barack Obama will deliver a national address to the students of America. (Please note that this is a change from the originally scheduled time.) During this special address, the president will speak directly to the nation’s children and youth about persisting and succeeding in school. The president will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning.
So this is his next step? He couldn't get the Clergy to hock his failed Health Care Plan, so now he's going after our children?
and I'll give you this nice, new shiny iPod the Queen of England didn't want.
Obama can't sell his Socialism to us, so now he's going to indoctrinate the next generation. I'm sure he got that one from all of those late night conversations with Bill Ayers. Oh, but I'm sure that's just a baseless cheap shot. Obama is just being a good American President. I should go drink my kool-aid and stop being such a racist. Mmmm...cherry...
