Readers, here's what Joe Garcia said in a statement this morning after the resignation of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro:
We are witnessing the beginning of the end of one of the most oppressive regimes in history. Despite the symbolism of this morning's events, the world community should remain cautiously optimistic and accept nothing less than the absolute freedom of the Cuban people. The transfer of power between brothers is not change, it is nepotism. The Bush administration should act immediately with an effective foreign policy that leads to real change in Cuba, not just empty rhetoric. To help advance democracy we need to allow for the reunification of Cuban families and the direct sending of remittances to the island's brave dissidents. It's time to break from the status quo.
UPDATE: And here's a link to Joe's comments on the Nicole Sandler show on WINZ Am940 this morning, with a lot of solid background on Cuba. This is a link to the entire second hour of the program; drag the marker to the middle of the track to pick up Joe at the half-hour.
One more point: Before Joe comes on, Nicole talks with a woman whose mother came from Cuba, and she says one of those things that can fly over the heads of those of us who aren't Cuban: She can't talk to her mother about Cuba because she's so emotional about it.
UPDATE II: Well, I'd say Joe beats Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist in the wisdom and common sense of his statement, compared with theirs. I found this over on The Buzz where Rubio thinks it's a joke and Crist retreats into vague pieties.
The Miami Herald reports today that Rubio doesn't know what he'll do after this year when he has to leave the State House of Representatives. Maybe he could go to school and study common sense.
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