Hail Mary, Quite Contrary

I was gambling in Havana
I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
Dad, get me out of this
--Gambling in Havana, Warren Zevon

Concrete shoes, cyanide, TNT
(Done dirt cheap)
Neck ties, contracts, high voltage
(Done dirt cheap)
--Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, AC/DC

I'm a fool to do your dirty work oh yeah
I don't want to do your dirty work no more
--Dirty Work, Rene Froger

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Under the category, Hypocrisy (under which most things George Bush reside):

If Castro and his Cuba are depraved and vile entities, as all things Communist are wont to be, then why does the U.S. deal favorably with other scum-sucking Commies, like China and Vietnam? The U.S. even deals with North Korea as an international player. And let us not forget all of the sand and -Stan nations that kindly receive U.S. foreign aid and are anything but democratic.

What has Castro done that is so terrible? Is it the universal health care, or perhaps the 100% literacy of Cubans that frightens our Miami-led Cuban nation in exile?

The trade embargo with Cuba is wrong, and should be ended. Millions of Cubans live in the U.S. after successfully turning tail from the mess that was 50's and 60's Cuba. If all of these millions and stayed to oppose Castro the U.S. wouldn't have to do all their heavy lifting. The U.S. is not responsible for protecting people that will not bear arms in their own defense.

In 2008 we find ourselves fighting two phony, nation-building wars, or so we are told. Same-same in Iraq and Afghanistan as for Cuba. The Afghanis and Iraqis expect the U.S. to do all the heavy lifting. If they can not protect their own freedom, Ranger concludes they are not ready to be free. There is no democracy before its time, to borrow from the Gallo Brothers.

Cuban fat cats wouldn't fight for their country and now they are hijacking mine, while protesting Mexican immigration. Now that Castro has stepped down, it is possible we can return to the pre-59 Cuba in which drugs, whores and gambling rule. And of course, the Mafia will be there to ensure the pimps trade democratically.

Ah, for the good old days.

--Comrade Hruska