Cross-posted at the brand new BlueIndiana.net. Check it out — Indiana’s been underrepresented in the blogosphere, but played a huge part in moving the House from red to blue. It’d be great to establish Blue Indiana as the Hoosier State’s version of some great sites like My Left Nutmeg and Blue Hampshire.
This is bizarre. In an article on HispanicBusiness.com, it’s mentioned in an article about what happens after Castro dies that Burton is going to announce his candidacy for President:
It was followed, four years later, by the even more swinging Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, aka the HelmsBurton Act, after its authors, the late Senator Jesse Helms and Congressman Dan Burton (who is about to announce his candidacy for the Republican 2008 presidential nomination). This, among many other things, made it illegal under U.S. law for foreign countries to trade with Cuba or for a U.S. administration even to recognise a transitional government from Fidel to Raul.
Are we serious? Can that possibly be accurate? Am I reading that right? Is this something that I’ve missed?
Burton, if you’ll recall, is the Indiana 5th District Congressman who skipped a good chunk of House votes in January to play golf. He’s in a district that Democrats have no chance to win — no chance, that is, unless Burton doesn’t run for re-election.