Well folks, I'm not brilliant, but one thing I learned a long time ago:it is impossible to carry on a reasonable conversation if the two view points expressed are too far apart. This one is a hundred eighty degrees apart. Two totally opposing points of view, with the exception that we all seem to feel the Cuban embargo should be stopped. Additional comments from me will change no one's mind, and nothing I have read so far, changes mine. InOBU's comment about unhappy prisoners did it for me though. I wasn't aware prisoners were supposed to be happy. Also, in the U. S., the Constitution does not guarantee an education for everyone. Anyone who wants one is free to pursue one, and if they want it bad enough, they can get it. Neither is healthcare (other than Medicare) guaranteed to U. S. citizens and that comes as a result of Congressional action, not the Constitution. Those of you who live in countries where a complete eduction and complete healthcare is provided by the government, and you are happy with it, congratulations. Nothing, however, is free. Your taxes, or someone else's, are paying for the freebies.

Thanks for the conversation, though, it was stimulating. DougR