Cuban cigars

[Simon Bolivar]

As Monkey & Tippex say, no need to worry in my smoking life time anyway, if I stop buying in a few yrs & I'll still have enough to see me out. Let's not spend energy worrying about what we can't change & especially as this issue is still so contenious in the States, I can't see any President changing the rules for many yrs. Florida is a key state, remember Bush & chads v pregnant chads?

[TJCoro]

Keep Hope Alive!

I can't see any President changing the rules for many yrs. Florida is a key state, remember Bush & chads v pregnant chads?

Partially true. Expats living in Florida tend to vote Republican. So under the above theory, no chance for change under a Republican administration. Under Obama, travel restrictions for expats were loosened along with other laws restricting general visitation to the magical island, but then it suddenly stop and hope for a full lifting of the embargo soon faded.

Still, there is hope among many puro aficionados up north for changes in the embargo over the next few years, largely depending on which party takes control of the presidency in 2016

Full Disclosure: The above comments and conclusions were drawn solely from tweets and blogs of mis amigos yankees, bless their hopeful yankee-doodle hearts.




Boy, Bag Boy

[tippexx]

Finally consider Cubas history with the non-aligned pact. A lot of track record against the US.

But if you look at Cuba's pre-Castro history that track record is different. And some odd things are beginning to occur, Cuba is one of the few countries that are pitching in along with the USA to try to stem the West African Ebola problem.

Florida is an important State and US politicians obviously want the expat Cuban votes. Will lifting the Embargo mean loosing Miami for either US party? I don't know. But by the same token lifting the Embargo might mean winning California.

[TonyN]

What do you think will happen to cuba when castro goes to them pearly gates do you think the bann will be lifted.