Bill Buckley February 28, 2008

He made it fun along the way……..

Raul lays low! February 27, 2008

My prediction is Raul Castro will lay low until the U.S. election concludes. He has surrounded himself with comfortable allies that go back many years, including the new Vice President of the Council of State. Jose Ramon Machado is about as hard-line as you can get. The 31 member council is laced with [...]

No mas "Abajo Fidel." February 25, 2008

There was change in the Cuba issue, not much change in Cuba but in Miami a new chant on the street. The new cry out of Miami is:
“Abajo Raul.” For my English speaking audience that translates, “Down with Raul,” which replaces “Abajo Fidel,” which is out of date because Fidel is already down, [...]

Castro: No longer head of State February 19, 2008

Now that Fidel has resigned he is no longer Head of State. Does this mean that he now can be indicted for involvement in the drug trade or for responsibility for the shoot down of the Brothers to the Rescue? The feds have always used that excuse for not going after Castro. Now he [...]

Not Dead Yet…Fidel February 19, 2008

Fidel “resigns” which means that the very cleaver transition of power continues to unfold. By the time he does indeed pass on it will be so expected that reaction on both sides of the Straits of Florida will be minimal. This appears to be the plan. Keep the bottle of Havana Club in the closet. [...]

Seminole Slots and Video Poker Machines February 11, 2008

How about those “Vegas Style” slots that just went in at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel? The question I had the first day for the players the day the slots made their debute was how were they? What are the pay outs like? Loose slots or tight slots.? Steve Bourie who publishes the American Casino [...]

"Shoot Down" Better but still flawed Says Basulto February 4, 2008

When it first was shown many Cduban exiles were critical of the film “Shoot Down.” The Docu-drama that details the events leading to, during, and after the downing of two unarmed American civilian aircraft. The airplane were in internation airspace north of Cuba when a Cuban MIG-23 blew the aircraft out of the [...]