Looks like John's amnesty plan is paying off!!!

Classic. Wonder what he means by "Castro's worst nightmare." I assume that means McCain will be just as harsh (if not harsher) with sanctions. If these geniuses really wanted to hurt Castro, they'd drop the sanctions and open up as much trade and travel as possible with Cuba. The huge influx of free-market thinking (and thinkers) that would hit Cuban shores would wipe the Castro regime from the face of the planet.

I really hope the next generation gets it and Cuba and the US can open up and get their act together. There's simply no good reason for our policy which has been such a failure to continue and hurt families both in Cuba and in Florida. Hopefully the ignorance of Castro's regime and the exiles will not poison the next 50-100 years of Cuba/US relations. And soon we can work together to establish ties and free trade again. Why trade with Communist China and not Cuba? The only answer to that question rest in Florida and Washington. The rest of the world is happy to reap the benefits at our expense. It's long past time for this failed policy to change.

McCain has the support of Henry Kissinger (indicted in Belgium for war crimes), of Joe Lieberman, neocon rejected by Democrats in Connecticut, and other war profiteers.

The McCain Feingold bill made it possible for war profiteers to run nonstop swift boat attack ads ... a campaign to help in Bush's illegal installation in the White House.

McCain - John McCain touts his record as a spending ‘sheriff’ who “saved the taxpayers $6 billion on a bogus tanker deal.” But this crowning accomplishment of Senator McCain’s spending cuts is dwarfed by the nearly $500 billion he costs taxpayers by aggressively supporting the Iraq War. In fact, the $6 billion he saved in pork, would pay for just 3 weeks of our Iraq occupation. Three weeks, out of the more than 250 weeks we have been there.

McCain thinks it is OK to leave troops in Iraw for 50 or 100 years. And who is going to pay for it?

It really doesn't matter when a Senator or Congressman endorses a candidate. People are intelligent enough to make up their own minds.

Leaving troops in a place is not really the question, "ugh!". It is a matter of what is the mission. We have had and continue to have installations around the world.
It is interesting to hear the opposition to MC-F on campaign reform. Both Dems and Reps seem to hate it for the same reason. It allowed actions such as the swift boat crap as well as the moveon.org attack ads on General P.
As a financial conservative, I respect Macs 0 earmarks in the last budget. As a taxpayer, I think they have to go. Tom Delay made hay with them to wield power.
Just something to think about.

It's a blow to Romney too, as he also spoke yesterday to the Latin Builders Assn.
I don't think Castro is that much of a threat anymore. It's his brother, Raoul, who is directing the government now. Whoever the next president is will have to deal with Raoul Castro, who is much more dangerous than Fidel ever was.
My feelings are that tighter sanctions will make Raoul a very dangerous enemy, and possibly renew relations with Putin's Russia.