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Dodd: End The Cuba Embargo
Chris Dodd has taken a bold step in the presidential race: He is advocating for the repeal of the embargo against Cuba. From the campaign press release:
"Our Cuba policy has neither served America's interests nor brought democracy to Cuba. It has only served to strengthen the current regime. It has been an abject failure," said Dodd. "I am proposing these changes to the current policy because they make sense and are the right thing to do - for the Cuban people, but more importantly for America. And I refuse to let Fidel Castro or his successor determine the timetable for setting America's policy. Setting America's policy is for the American President to decide."
As a rule, presidential candidates all insist upon keeping the embargo in place and not letting up any pressure on the small island nation, due in large part to the influence of Cuban-American voters in the key swing state of Florida.
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Good move by Dodd. Cuban exile politics isn't as monolithic as it's presented and this policy has long out lived any usefulness.
September 8, 2007 3:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Dodd is impressive. He would make a great running mate for the eventual winner of the Democratic nomination.
September 8, 2007 7:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is the same week as Dodd is getting a lot of praise for leading on the issue of Iraq. Shame to see that only candidates least likely to win are so good on issues. Now let's see what happens in the Senate on the Iraq issue.
More at CampaignDiaries.com.September 8, 2007 10:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Senator Dodd has come down on the right side of a number of issues. But the difference between a Senator and a President is that a President has to take definitive action to lead the country, beginning with Congress.
Presidential Candidate Dodd has an opportunity to show his stuff in the upcoming debate on funding the war in Iraq. Is he prepared to filibuster any funding bill that does not meet the criteria he has recently laid out?
September 9, 2007 6:20 AM | Reply | Permalink