Forgive me for backtracking a few days, but I just saw some posts from last week regarding my comments on Cuba. I suppose I should know better than to state anything that goes against the ideals that some in these threads hold dear. As for the forced child labor, the fact is that once a child reaches an age when he's competent to do the work, Castro puts them to work in sugar cane fields for several hours a day. As for their medical care being the best in the world, anyone who wants to can renounce their American citizenship can move to Cuba so they might take advantage of such a wonderful system. (Now of course, whenever Communists do the ranking of world health care systems, Cuba will always be somewhere near the top, because "universal health care" is most important factor in the ranking.) Funny thing is, most of the rafts I see on the news are headed north from Havana, not vice-versa.

As for my commment about crime statistics (Black males making up 7% of the population and commititng 40% of the violent crime), I invite you to provide me with the real number, if mine is not credible. I think you'll find that a difficult task. Now, if the mere mention of this statistic is considered racist (Bob P?), I must assume that any post that presents anything casting a liberally-protected minority in a less-than-positive light shall be considered racist (a word the definition of which I dare say most liberals don't know). You'll notice that after noting the crime statistic in question, I went on to say that I don't place blame in any one area, and suggested several areas of reform which Republicans and Democrats in power could seek to implement to reduce the crime. The biggest factor, in fact, is economics. You'll note that it was, in fact, the Irish who tended to commit a disproportionate amount of crime near the turn of the last century, when it was they who were to a large degree an economically disadvantaged ethnic group. (Can I say that without being considered Anti-Irish?)

Anyway, I apologize for challenging anyone to think or view an opinion other than their own. I neglected to realize that such opinions are invalid and unwelcome here, and that the facts supporting them are classified as lies by those who decide which opinions are valid.
Have a nice day!