Obama Announces Cuban Stimulus Package

Fidel Castro would be so proud if he were still alive to see the glorious era of Hopenchange.

The Obama administration intends to allow Americans to visit relatives in Cuba and send money back to their families on the communist island nation, senior U.S. officials said Saturday.

Of course there's no guarantee they'll be allowed to leave once they get to the island prison.

President Barack Obama plans to announce the policy change before the Summit of the Americas April 17-19 in Trinidad and Tobago, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made.

Although some restrictions have been eased temporarily in legislation Obama signed last month, lifting the bans would meet a pledge he made during the presidential campaign and could signal a new openness with Cuba.

"The intent is to try to test the waters and see if we can get Cuba to move in another direction," one official said. "One way of getting the regime to open up may be to let people travel, increase exchanges and get money flowing to the island."

Now why the heck would Cuba move in another direction while we're the ones busy moving in theirs?

This naivete is just astonishing. Ooh, we'll be nice to the murderous thugs and if we bribe them enough they'll be nice to everyone!

These idiots just never learn.