Repukes might block funding for an Embassy in Cuba ?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Dingbat Republicans might block funding.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), one of the most outspoken Republicans in Congress on matters of foreign policy, threatened to do everything in his power to block funding from being used to set up a U.S. embassy in Cuba. "Normalizing relations with Cuba is bad idea at a bad time," Graham said on Twitter.

On the flip side - two Republicans for normalization...

But Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who traveled back from Cuba with Gross, praised Obama.

"I happen to think that the president did the right thing," Flake told reporters on Wednesday after his own news conference, in which he hailed the deal. "I think people will come around to it, and let's move forward."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/marco-rubio-cuba-obama_n_6342348.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/world/americas/us-cuba-relations.html

[madokie]

1. That's a given

[Vinca]

2. Obama is "for" it . . . what did you expect?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. True. But enjoying pissing them off ! nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. Cue up a dozen SC-based corporations who want to invest

and/or open operations there, and normalizing relations will be HIS idea.

Moron.

The BFEE sugar wars ended 50 years ago.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. that would be cool - if they raised the funds for an Embassy ! nt

[Gothmog]

6. This will surprise no one

The GOP will fight these attempts but some items can not be easily blocked.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. I've got just the limo to use there.

[msanthrope]

8. Well, since the dumbasses just passed the budget, Lindsey's gonna have a tough time with this one.nt

[LeftinOH]

9. Effectively, we already have one:

The "US Interests Section" in Havana. Apart from the policy change, it's just a matter of semantics.

[monmouth4]

10. See that forty-something chevy in the picture? Gonna be worth some $$....n/t