* South Florida’s Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Cold Warrior-in-Chief of the U.S. House, is at it again. The former chairwoman of the Foreign Relations Committee has made it known that she doesn’t think much of President Obama’s choices for Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel respectively, when it comes to Cuban-American relations.
Said the Havana-born Republican: “I think both are bad for strengthening the U.S.-Cuba embargo. They would work for an appeasement policy. They would work to normalize relations.”
You can’t make this up. She might as well have invoked Neville Chamberlain. It’s beyond time-capsule commentary. It’s also an outrage that still passes for another day at the office within the Beltway. For Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen, the best interests of her country and state are far less important than her vendetta agenda.
* How about this for future concerts: no more indoor pyrotechnics. Ever. No permits. Even if you have windows and a back door. None. From Rhode Island to Santa Maria, Brazil.
* How bad is it in Egypt? Imagine, post-Mubarak chaos, scary Muslim Brotherhood scenarios and some of the world’s most violent soccer fans.