Congressman Dent Vows to Vote for a Failed Cuban Policy

The President announced he is moving forward with plans to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. Obviously, if the President is for it, Republicans have to be against it. Even the so-called "moderates" in the GOP have to oppose almost everything the President does. In the case of Congressman Charlie Dent, he is vowing to do so on the normalization measures. He's vowing to support a measure to block funding for an embassy in Cuba:

The President’s action will have repercussions and Members of Congress will be heard on this issue. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I anticipate that there will be an amendment offered to prohibit taxpayer dollars from being spent on the construction or acquisition of any sort of embassy facility in Cuba. If offered, that amendment will have my support.

So basically, Dent will vote to block funding for an embassy, and therefore support the half-century failed policy of embargo and ignore. What has that got us so far? Nothing at all. Castro still stands, and our businesses are blocked from the island. Perhaps Congressman Dent should embrace a little common-sense for once.