Bush has thrown many dissenters such as me in prison, but your ignorance should be forgiven since you are depending on the corporate media.

In addition the well-publicized cases who have claimed to be political prisoners recently in Cuba have been proven to be on the payroll of the U.S. government and some as terrorists who had carried out a hijacking. Cuba has the right and duty to defend her national sovereignty. I do not deny that problems have occurred in Cuba. I am surprised by your denial of the problems in the United States, as well as your denial of the fault of imperialism in keeping most of the world poor, including Cuba. Cuba may not have much, but what they do have generally goes to the common need.

The millions who regularly rally for their revolution in Cuba recognize these facts. Any improvements that can be made on Cuba will have to come from the Cubans themselves. They have already experienced decades of murderous dictatorships and actual starvation under U.S. control.

I've had to respond to issues on Cuba, but I think it is important that discussion continue here more to the topic of the county budget.