Louisiana’s democrat governor Kathleen (Babineaux, no less) Blanco has drawn heat for a recent trip to Cuba (including flak from LRC columnist). And now a fellow Louisianan forwards me this letter (2) from Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart. While the hubbub over her lunch with Castro and her comments that she did it “out of respect for the Cuban president” is over my head, I fail to see what is wrong with Blanco trying to “build[] bridges with the Cuban people” or trying to “position[] Louisiana for dealing with Cuba after the transition.” What is amusing is the Congresscritter’s letter ends … Continue reading Louisiana and Castro