10:25 AM EDT: President Obama Participates in a Wreath Laying Ceremony and Tours the Jose Marti Memorial
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All times Eastern
10:35: The President tours the Jose Marti Memorial
11:0: Takes an official photo with President Raul Castro, Palace of the Revolution
11:05: Participates in an official welcoming ceremony, Palace of the Revolution
11:30: Begins meetings with President Castro, Palace of the Revolution
1:50: Along with Castro, gives a statement to the press, Palace of the Revolution
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White House.gov
:)
:shock: What’s everyone waiting for - I held back for a bit expecting to be bested!
You’ve got mail, Furstie!! :star:
CONGRATULATIONS VC!!!!!
TY, and enjoy your Monday, SUE.
Congrats, VC!
:oops: I don’t know how it happened, Alycee, when I was trying hard to prevent it. :)
Hope your Monday is a productive and stress-free one!
#gatecrasher
No, I ain’t. The gate’s still standing because I sidled through cautiously. (Some of us know how to not ruffle the waters.)
Evening to you, Sir Petal. ;)
Evening to you too, my lady.
H-UUU-GE :D
I intend to hold onto this greeting/blessing until my evening arrives!
Thank you /she remembers to respond modestly/
:-)
*giggling* Chips, I came back to the TOD front page to check because in my notification your happy face symbol looked like your eyes were off-centre. I wondered if you had been drinking and also what your front page face would look like. Imagine my relief to see you looked….o-kay!
Congrats, vc!
ty, 57F
VC, congrats on First!
I was wondering if you had work duty this week, and here you are :-)
East & west coast morning, GxG. I’m back on-call for the rest of this month and am hoping that I do get a few calls as I’m broke(n). :D
Broke(n) :D :D :D
Well, let’s hope it you get tomorrow off - at least <3
:D :D Despite my *broken*ness, *I* made an executive decision to take tomorrow off and am toying with another decision as to whether I should go for a mani-pedi today or tomorrow. ….. Maybe tomorrow morning before going with the President to watch the baseball game, if they’ll allow me in the stadium. :) I’ll see if I’m in the mood to leave the house, today though it seems quite unlikely at the moment.
All righty now - treat yourself girlfriend!
Just be prepared to enjoy the baseball game here with us :-)
No problem there - you guys are just the crowd to be good ball game company (says the chick who has only ever been to ONE major/big league ball game). :D
ON MY FB…………………
Good; our military should not be used as mercenaries to hold up a corrupt government to have access to their oil or any other commodity. So glad that PBO’s policies (clean energy, gas, even increased drilling on the short term) have lessened our dependence on them, increased security for our nation, and improved our economy. We are currently the largest exporter of oil. I am also glad that he called out the Saudis and the other countries as “free riders” who have used us in the past even as they hated us. The free ride is over and he is calling countries out. One of my favorite memories of PBO telling others to handle their own business was when an African journalist (I forget which country he was in at the time) asked him in a rather contentious tone about what the U S would do about the unrest in and the treat of the Congo to its neighbors. He told him that the people in the border countries who were being affected would have to join together and take some action themselves.
EVERY MOMENT OF THIS HISTORIC TRIP SHOULD BE COVERED BY EVERY NETWORK IN THIS COUNTRY…AFTER ALL…ALL THEY DO HERE IS CRTICIZE PBO…THEY DON’T WATCH WHAT E DOES OR FRANKLY TAKE PART IN THEIR GOVERNMENT. WHAT FOOLS THEY ARE…CHANGE IS GONNA’ COME…I HAD TO SPEAK SOFT WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO MY NEW PASTOR YESTERDAY…PEOPLE HAVE CALLED HIS ‘MIXED RACE’ CHURCH A CULT! HE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT INDIANA RANKS 5TH IN THE NATION FOR RACISM AND HE HAS A FIGHT ON HIS HANDS!..SHAME ON US!..WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE PBO…THE OTHER OPTIONS HAVEN’T LOOKED SO GOOD HAVE THEY?
sue, have been meaning to send this if you haven’t seen any of the earlier links I’ve posted: http://www.communitydinners.com
so let’s trash Obama, right keith?
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SYMPATHY FOR KEITH ELLISON!
Woke up too early (restless kitties) and saw this live feed!
Thank you so much Chips for the best coverage of this history-making trip on the planet! I am so grateful!
HI All
In the midst of all this superb Cuba Coverage I have a BIG ASK
Please consider attending a SCOTUS event near you, and if you can’t do that, please call the local offices of the Republicans who are vulnerable on the SCOTUS issue.
TODAY Monday March 21st OFA and Move On will be holding 50 events throughout the country to demand that Senators DoTheirJob and hold hearing on the Supreme Court Nominee
I will list them in the posts that follow – please sign up for an event near you. if you cannot attend, please call into a red state and ask folks who have signed a petition of support for PBO and SCOTUS to call their Senators. if you do not have an OFA team near you you can join my team and make calls from home. (we will be calling tomorrow and Wed) – just send me a note. [email protected]
We could also use your help posting on twitter and Facebook – today to invite folks to attend and tomorrow to celebrate the success of these actions. If you live in a state that is having an event go to a Twitter account that follows the model of OFA_AZ or OFA_CA
SCOTUS is such a vital issue, please help if you can.
THANK YOU! This is so important!
Thank you Linda for your tireless efforts!
You can email me a list to call :-)
By Zeus, he needed a whole calculus formula to arrive at this conclusion.
got the job by nepotism. can’t expect anything intelligent from that critter.
Ah, fate. Only saw a few minutes of Hillary’s speech at AIPAC, but luckily it was the part about Esther. Ha!
And, Luke, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are both older than Hillary. So?
First 5 SCOTUS events – held Monday March 21st (tried to post more events but was put in moderation :->)
Senator Jeff Sessions office 1 Church St Montgomery AL
https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rf
Senator McCain’s Office 2201 E Camelback Rd. Phoenix AZ
https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rg
Senator Jeff Flake’s Office 6840 N Oracle Rd Tucson AZ
https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7tm
Senator Cory Gardner’s DIstrict Office 999 18th St. Denver CO https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7vm
Tell Senator Gardner: Do Your Job 123 N College Ave # 220 Fort Collins CO https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7r2
surprisingly, nyt has been doing a live coverage on the kenyan cuban visit. at least, in the mobile version.
It is surprising. But I’m glad.
Senator Chuck Grassley’s Office 201 West 2nd St. Davenport IA https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7vy
Senator Grassley’s Des Moines Office 210 Walnut St. Des Moines IA https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7tz
Senator Chuck Grassley’s Office 531 Commercial Street Waterloo IA https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7t3
Senator Mark Kirk’s Office (John C. Kluczynski Federal Building) 230 South Dearborn Chicago IL https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rj
Senator Dan Coats’ office 11035 Broadway Crown Point IN https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7v2
Senator Moran’s Office 23600 College Blvd Olathe KS
https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rc
Senators Roberts and Moran’s offices 11900 College Blvd Overland Park KS https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7vc
Senator Mitch McConnell’s Office 601 West Broadway Louisville KY https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rt
Senator Rand Paul’s Owensboro Office 423 Frederica Street Owensboro KY https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7th
Senator Blunt’s District Office 1000 Walnut Street Kansas City MO https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7vf
Senator Steven Daines’ Bozeman Office 220 W Lamme St. Bozeman MT https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7v9
Senator Tillis Office: 9300 Harris Corners Pkwy, CHLT 9300 Harris Corners Pkwy Charlotte NC https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7vk
Senator Kelly Ayotte’s Manchester Office 1200 Elm St. Manchester NH https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rm
Senator Kelly Ayotte’s Nashua Office 144 Main St Nashua NH https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7t5
Senator Kelly Ayotte’s Portsmouth Office 14 Manchester Sq Portsmouth NH https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7t7
Senator Dean Heller’s Office 8930 W. Sunset Rd. Las Vegas NV https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7r4
Senator Dean Heller’s Office 400 South Virginia Street Reno NV https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rr
Senator Portman’s Office 312 Walnut St. Cincinnati OH https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rp
Senator Rob Portman’s Cleveland Office 1240 E 9th St Cleveland OH https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7r8
Senator Rob Portman’s Office 37 W Broad St Columbus OH https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7r9
Senator Lankford’s Office 1015 North Broadway Ave. Oklahoma City OK https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rw
Senator Toomey’s office 1150 S. Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown PA https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rz
Senator Toomey’s Office 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Philadelphia PA https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7r3
Senator Lindsey Graham’s Office 235 East Main Street Rock Hill SC https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7tx
TOD is rocking it.
Thanks so much for your coverage.
The old man is too sick, and too sickly looking. Can’t anyone understand that?
Hay ABC NEWS, I really didn’t expect POTUS to meet with Fidel Castro.
Don’t let them get you down, bella. They think everything is a possible negative. It isn’t.
Why should PBO meet with Fidel Castro? He is no longer politically relevant, is old and sick and out of office.
OMG! Our national anthem being played in Cuba.
You could just see President Obama stand up a little bit taller and a little bit prouder, as it played. As well he should.
In front of Senator Lamar Alexander’s Office Building 800 Market St. Knoxville TN https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rv
Senator Cornyn’s Austin Office 221 West 6th Street Austin TX https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7rk
Senator Ted Cruz’s district office in Dallas 3626 N. Hall Street Dallas TX https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7vh
Senator Cornyn’s Houston Office 5300 Memorial Drive Houston TX https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7tk
Senator Ted Cruz McAllen Office 200 S. 10th St. McAllen TX https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7vd
Senator Lee’s Office 125 State Street Salt Lake City UT
https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7tc
City of Milwaukee City Hall 200 E. Wells Street Milwaukee WI https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/supremecourtactionevent/gsf7r5
These events are in blue states with cooperative Senators who are being thanked
OUR DAY IN COURT…..GO RIVERSIDE ! 3403 10th Street Riverside CA http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/112/signup/
End Republican obstruction of Justice, and fill the current Supreme Court vacancy! We have Sen. Feinstein’s back! 1 Post St San Francisco CA http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/104/signup/
Our Day in Court 205 W. Colfax South Bend IN
http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/177/signup/
Our Day in Court! 1550 Main Street Springfield MA
http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/99/signup/
Citizens for Fairness in Government 719 Griswold Detroit MI
http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/126/signup/
Senators, follow the constitution and do your job! 110 Michigan Street NW Grand Rapids MI http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/169/signup/
Say Thanks to Senator Franken 60 East Plato Blvd. St. Paul MN
http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/160/signup/
Senator Cory Booker’s Office One Gateway Center Newark NJ
http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/134/signup/
Students for Senator Schumer! 15 Henry Street Binghamton NY
http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/144/signup/
OUR DAY IN COURT- Stand with Senator Merkley 131 NW Hawthorne Ave. Bend OR http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/117/signup/
MoveOn Members 121 SW Salmon Street Portland OR
http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/140/signup/
Senator Whitehouse 170 Westminster St. Providence RI
http://act.moveon.org/event/sc_mar21_dem/161/signup/
Sorry, but all the photographers scurrying forward made me laugh.
Me, too, but also made me cringe a little!
true
The Cuban band is playing our National Anthem at the memorial ceremony, in which our President is participating, on Cuban soil.
All because our President is not afraid to wage peace in the world, as a first priority.
<3
President Barack Obama is in Cuba for a historic three-day visit to the island and talks with its communist leader.
He is the first sitting US president to visit since the 1959 revolution, which heralded decades of hostility between the two countries.
Mr Obama said change would happen in Cuba and that Cuban President Raul Castro understood that.
The two leaders are due to meet later on Monday to talk about trade and to hold a joint news conference.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35856126
Whoa, things got dicey there for a minute.
Scared me a bit. Had to divert my eyes for a minute!
I know, I was about to jump up out of my chair to protect him, too. Yikes.
All’s well that ends well. But I hope that doesn’t happen again.
What I saw was PBO quite OK with an impromput photo shoot with the delegation.
Oh, yes, he was fine. It’s some of the rest of us who reacted.
JO’: We are such protection bears. I love it. Our PBO seemed fine o’ course.
There are some people you’d put your hand in the fire for, aren’t there! <3
I DID NOT LIKE THIS AT ALL..IT BETTER NOT HAPPEN AGAIN!
If you cannot attend an event you can call.
The Senators are on Spring Recess and they need to hear from us EVERYDAY so when they go back to Washington in April they are feeling the pressure of being an obstructionist.
This list has the DC office and the local offices. I would concentrate on local offices.
Kentucky, Mitch McConnell
DC office: (202) 224-2541
Local Offices:Louisville: (502) 582-6304 // Lexington: (859) 224-8286 // Fort Wright: (859) 578-0188
London: (606) 864-2026 // Bowling Green: (270) 781-1673 // Paducah Office: (270) 442-4554
Iowa, Chuck Grassley
DC office: 202-224-3744
Local Offices: Des Moines: 515-288-1145 // Sioux City: 712-233-1860 // Waterloo: 319-232-6657
Council Bluffs: 712-322-7103 // Cedar Rapids: 319-363-6832 // Davenport: 563-322-4331
Arizona, Jeff Flake
DC office: 202 -224-4521
Local Offices: Phoenix Office – 602-840-1891 // Tucson Office – 520-575-8633
Arizona, John Mccain
DC office: 202 224-2235
Local Offices: Phoenix, (602) 952-2410 // Prescott Office (928) 445-0833 // Tucson Office(520) 670-6334
Wisconsin, Ron Johnson
DC office: 202 224-5323
Local Offices: Milwaukee Office (414) 276-7282 // Oshkosh Office (920) 230-7250
Indiana, Dan Coats
DC office: 202 224-5623
Local Offices: Crown Point Office (219) 663-2595 // Evansville Office (812) 465-6500 // Fort Wayne Office (260) 426-3151
Indianapolis Office (317) 554-0750 // Scottsburg Office (812) 754-0520
Tennessee, Bob Corker
DC office: (202 ) 224-3344
Local Offices: Memphis: 901-683-1910 | Nashville: 615-279-8125 | Knoxville: 865-637-4180
Jackson: 731-664-2294 // Tri-Cities: 423-753-2263 // Chattanooga: 423-756-2757
Tennessee, Lamar Alexander
DC office: (202) 224-4944
Local Offices: Chattanooga Office: (423) 752-5337 | Jackson Office: (731) 664-0289 | Knoxville Office: (865) 545-4253
Memphis Office: (901) 544-4224 | Nashville Office: (615) 736-5129 | Tri-Cities Office: (423) 325-6240
Illinois, Mark Kirk
DC office: 202-228-4611
Local Offices: Chicago: 312-886-3506 // Springfield: 217-492-5089
Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey
DC office: (202) 224-4254
Local Offices: Allentown/Lehigh Valley: (610) 434-1444 Toll-free phone (for callers in PA): 1-855-552-1831
Erie: (814) 453-3010 // Harrisburg: (717) 782-3951 // Philadelphia: (215) 241-1090 // Pittsburgh: (412) 803-3501
Scranton: (570) 941-3540 // Johnstown: (814) 266-5970
Ohio, Rob Portman
DC office: 202-224-3353
Local Offices: Columbus Office: 614-469-6774 Toll-Free: 1-800-205-6446 (OHIO)
Cincinnati Office: 513-684-3265 // Cleveland Office: 216-522-7095 // Toledo Office: 419-259-3895
North Carolina, Richard Burr
DC office: (202) 224-3154
Local Offices: Asheville (828) 350-2437 // Gastonia: (704) 833-0854 // Winston-Salem: (800) 685-8916 or (336) 631-5125
Wilmington: (888) 848-1833 // Rocky Mount: (252) 977-9522
Colorado, Cory Gardner
DC office: (202) 224-5941
Local Offices: Pueblo: (719) 543-1324 // Colorado Springs: (719) 632-6706 // Denver: (303) 391-5777
Grand Junction: (970) 245-9553 // Greeley: (970) 352-5546 // Fort Collins: (970) 484-3502 // Yuma: (970) 848-3095
New Hampshire, Kelly Ayotte
DC office: 202-224-3324
Local Offices: Manchester Office: 603-622-7979 // Nashua Office: 603-880-3335 //
North Country Office: 603-752-7702 // Portsmouth Office: 603-436-7161
South Carolina, Lindsay Graham
DC office: (202) 224-5972
Local Offices: Upstate: (864) 250-1417 // Midlands: (803) 933-0112 // Pee Dee: (843) 669-1505
Low country: (843) 849-3887 // Piedmont: (803) 366-2828 // Golden Corner Office: (864) 646-4090
Utah, Orin Hatch
DC office: (202) 224-5251
Local Offices: Cedar City: (435) 586-8435 // Ogden Office: (801) 625-5672 // Provo: (801) 375-7881
Salt Lake City: (801) 524-4380 // St. George: (435) 634-1795
Maine, Susan Collins (thank her for statement she made calling for holding hearings)
DC office: (202)224-2523
Local Offices: Augusta: (207) 622-8414 // Bangor: (207) 945-0417 // Biddeford: (207) 283-1101
Caribou: (207) 493-7873 // Lewiston: (207) 784-6969 // Portland: (207) 780-3575
So Trump and some of his stupid supporters were talking about how President Raul Castro didn’t meet President Obama yesterday when he arrived in Cuba.
That’s all they can pull… to distract the low-level (the poorly educated he loves) supporters from asking real questions about the flimsy promises.
I let them know that the welcoming ceremony would be today and the State’s Dinner too.
Can anyone tell me what that whole getting-too-close-to-my-POTUS was about?
It was a spontaneous photo request. :)
Thanks, Hopefruit!
Dear President Obama, we can do with out the spontaneous photo request.
LOL.
ditto
I HAVE TO CONFESS..I GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS WHEN THEY ALL STARTED FLOCKING TOWARDS PBO AND THE DELEGATION…STAY ON YOUR TOES SS..OR I’LL ‘SUE’ YA!..BBL………………..I LOVE MY ENERGIZER PRESIDENT!
You know POTUS have to help the SS do their job. If it’s not plan by the SS then don’t do it. And POTUS can’t go running into crowds like that.
Thanks to all who will help with this today. Remember our Energizer President is always able to juggle many issues at the same time. My hope is that we can all squeeze in a little bit of the Supreme court as we bask in the Cuba Goodness that lives here.
Cheers
Thanks for all the links and details! We can do this!
TYVM.
Love the picture of FLOTUS hugging Malia and Sasha touring that church.
#gorgeous
Where is this from?
The restaurant where they had dinner last night. Malia is translating the chef’s comments for her dad (according to the caption that is provided on the site from which the photo originates).
The link is on meta’s comment #81.
Noticed that PBO holds the pen between his middle and ring finger. Is this common for a left-handed writer?
I’m a lefty and I don’t do that. Most don’t and I’ve never noticed before that he does that either. Will need to pay closer attention. :)
Thanks Tnmtngirl! My dad was left-handed. Yeah, I noticed just a few minutes ago, when he was signing the guest book. I thought it was unusual, but wanted to check with the lefty TODers.
Am I seeing things or does it look to anyone else that some of the participants are hesitant to invade Pres Castro’s space? PBO always seems to me to try to draw people in - maybe *they* are not used to that.
One thing for sure traveling with Pres Obama these past 8 years has taught me is that I am not, and won’t ever be, a fan of pomp and ceremony. Don’t get me wrong, I love to see and know that he’s shown respect wherever he travels, but ……
Not I. Worked for the Navy for 30 years, and they were all about pomp and ceremony, and I loved it all! Got tears in my eyes at practically every one of those ceremonies - and feel the same about the ones during this trip, so far. Something for everybody, of course!
‘Something for everybody’
Yep. You and I balance the scales on this issue. ;)
And I’m a Libra, so that works for me! :)
I have no idea what Fidel might have named his dog back then and certainly couldn’t give you a quote of his from 1973 … but if he said that, he’s kinda like Nostradamus the Second!!!!
Except there doesn’t seem to be any proof that they were *prophesied*, and there is some speculation that if they were even said they were meant as sarcasm, not prophesy, given the environment for Blacks in USA etc..
beebs caught the tod virus.
http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-35860670
I will admit that I got a little nervous to see the welcoming ceremony and all of those swords and rifles too close to my president. I felt a little better when a wider shot showed about 10 SS agents who walked on his other side. PBO as usual walked calmly (the swag walk) down the aisle and then graciously introduced his delegation to Castro. I could see from a long shot at the end that he hugged one of the honor guard. I would love to know what this was about and to see a clearer photo.
I got nervous, as well. No idea why he hugged one of the members of the honor guard and didn’t see it, but I’ll “make up” something like maybe even the member of the honor guard had tears in his (or her) eyes over this grand day! And the President’s so empathetic, he hugged him (or her). How’s that?
the swag walk….yup for the ages…
Given that 27% (including the GOP in congress) disapprove of anything PBO does - that 30% reduces to 3%.
Obama in Cuba: Win-win beckons for Havana and Washington
But it’s the economy where there are massive gains to be had. Under the new openness in relations, 110 flights a day will be able to come to Cuba from the US.
That is going to lead to an explosion in tourism on the island. Say each plane averages just 100 passengers. Then that is 10,000 extra tourists a day, 70,000 a week - potentially an extra three million visitors a year.
So no surprise that the first American hotel group, Starwood, has signed a deal to come to Cuba. How long before some of the other ubiquitous US chains will be wanting to put their toes in the warm, inviting Caribbean water? And just look at the number of CEOs travelling with the president. They’re not coming so they can ride around in a 1950s Chevrolet Bel Air.
And it’s not one-way traffic. Cigar exporters are eyeing the US market that has been closed to them for half a century. Ditto the rum manufacturers. But also some of the high-tech pharmaceutical companies in Cuba will be looking to the US as a growth platform for their products.
Yes, sanctions will only be fully lifted once the US Congress votes to repeal existing laws, and that might still be a little way off. But what both presidents hope is that the process set in train will be irreversible.
Unlike the baseball, which is a zero-sum game - this can be a win for both countries, and a win for both presidents.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35858074
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/03/21/day-one-in-cuba-the-first-family/
I wonder what the ladies are doing while PBO is handling business? Hope we get some photos.