I had a Cuban cigar once, and I might get thrashed here myself, but it wasn't really any better than my beloved Macanudos. Cigars from Honduras and the Dominican Republic are quite fine, thank you very much. I think the allure of the Cuban cigar lies mostly in the fact that they're contraband. (Had some Dutch ones too, that were pretty good.)

We made nice with Japan, we made nice with China, we made nice with Germany. Now we oughta make nice with Cuba. It's just so ridiculous not to. Castro ain't gonna be around forever anyhow.

There's an eccentric retired judge here in Nashville who goes to Cuba all the time (or used to, anyway). He went by way of Jamaica. He said the people in Cuba are really nice, and Really Happy for Americans to come there because we Spend Money. He also said parts of Cuba are quite beautiful.

I think it's quite past time to let bygones be bygones. Whatever happened to the kinder, gentler government?