Escape From Paradise

With the recent visit to Cuba by the lefty fringe of the Congressional Black Caucus, you'd think that paradise island was Eden. Four Cuban basketball team members apparently weren't very happy in paradise after playing a game in the Canary Islands. They missed the return flight and are likely to claim political asylum. Babalu has the details here.

Why Do Black Socialists in Congress Love Castro's Cuba?

Alberto de la Cruz, blogging at Babalu, posts a letter today from Iris and Jorge Antunez questioning why the Congressional Black Caucus ignores political oppression in totalitarian Cuba.

More(on) Black Caucus and Cuba

Here's another take on the CBC pilgrimage to Fidel's "Freedonia." The only certified winner in this game is the Castro family. In 2006, Forbes Magazine named Fidel Castro as the world's seventh richest "leader." His fortune, skimmed from island tourism, retail and drug industries, was estimated at 900 million dollars.

Black Caucus Enjoys Tropical Kool Aid

My friends, I cannot confirm some essential information for an original post on the Congressional Black Caucus and their recent visit to Cuba . My story must wait, but the truth about this outrageous incident can't, so here is a link to Michelle Malkin's post on the issue.

The following members made the trip:

Barbara Lee (D-CA, 9th District)
Laura Richardson (D-CA, 37th District)
Mike Honda (D-CA, 15th District)
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO, 5th District)
Bobby Rush (D-IL, 1st District)
Marcia Fudge (D-OH, 11th District)
Mel Watt (D-NC, 12th District)

These seven people are either profoundly stupid - lacking in intelligence - or cheerfully promoting a collectivist America in place of the constitutional republic we now enjoy. These people are dangerous. You can hear just how clueless they are in this collection of sound bites courtesy of Rush Limbaugh: