Now s not the time to end it. William F. Buckley Jr. But now s not the time to do it. Tom DeLay has gotten some criticism for standing in the way. We re willing to entertain the idea that the embargo should be lifted altogether. But it should not be done so soon after the Elian Gonzalez affair.
Laws have expressive as well as formal content.
With so many prominent voices cheering the decline of the Cuban-American lobby, ending the embargo would be a further kick in the teeth for the residents of Little Havana. A weakening of the embargo is not worth supporting if it is taken to mean a weakening of American opposition to the Castro regime. The Left knows this, and is already gearing up. . . . You don t have to break new ground.