According to The New York Times, the Obama Administration is said to be considering changes to the current regulations regarding educational, religious and other non-tourist travel to Cuba.
The devil is in the details, for in the past, some of these travel categories have served as a facade for tourism-related activities, which represent the Castro regime's foremost source of income.
From a policy perspective, this is potentially scandalous while an American, Alan Gross, is being held hostage by the Castro regime for helping the Jewish community connect to the Internet; while more than half of the 52 Cuban political prisoners announced for release (and forced deportation) remain in prison; and while new arrests have been taking place throughout the island.
Meanwhile, politically, the NYT -- once again -- regurgitated the same baseless theory:
"Those favoring the change said that with a growing number of polls showing that Cuban-Americans' attitudes toward Cuba had softened as well, the administration did not expect much of a backlash."
This reminded us of the NYT's huge (and giddy) spread in 2008, "Will Little Havana Go Blue?," which predicted the defeat of the Diaz-Balart brothers that November due to "the changing dynamics of the Cuban-American community."
Yet despite the huge national Democratic wave in 2008, the NYT's was wrong on those two races -- not because it's a Republican versus Democrat issue -- but because the Diaz-Balart's opponents favored unilaterally easing sanctions towards Cuba, such as those being considered by the Obama Administration.
A lesson to remember.
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