• In December 2007 Mitt Romney commented on Castro's
decision of not coming back to power saying even if Castro does
not come back Cuba's government will still remain the same brutal
regime it was for the past 49 years.

• He opined that Cuba's youth are still among the
constantly harassed and are subjected to violence and are under
the surveillance for demanding their political freedom. They
comprise the many political prisoners in Cuba today.

• According to him Cuba's future should be shaped by its
freedom loving youth and not Raul Castro or any of the Castro
cronies.

• He said that the US should continue with its present
policy towards Cuba until the country is free from the Castro
regime and all political prisoners are freed and the country
becomes a democracy initiating free and fair elections.

• During a speech in Miami Mitt Romney bungled the names
of Cuban-American politicians and became the object of ridicule.

• He also went further to disappoint the crowd when he
associated Castro's trademark speech ending slogan - 'Patria o
muerte, venceremos!' with a free Cuba. Castro had in fact closed
his speeches with the phrase in English for decades 'Father Land
or death we shall overcome'.

• Romney's fumble was looked upon as potential snags for
state and national politicians trying to navigate the Cuban
American Community in South Florida.

• Mitt Romney stresses that hundreds of Americans fought
and died for Cuba's freedom during President John F Kennedy's
rule and criticized Obama from shrinking from defending liberty
in the America's.
		

• President Obama has promised to loosen the restraints on
Cuban-Americans wanting to visit and send money to their
relatives.

• He commented that the US seeks a new beginning with Cuba
at the Summit of Americas at Trinidad and Tobago. The Summit
follows a thaw in relations between the two countries though Cuba
did not attend it.

• Further he said that there is a longer journey to be
travelled to overcome the decades of mistrust but critical steps
have to be taken towards a new day.

• In a speech in Little Havana, Obama said that until
there's justice in Cuba, there's no justice anywhere.

• He is also willing for talks with Raul Castro to
strengthen ties he said.

• Obama supports the embargo but optimists hope that his
modest moves will encourage the Democrat controlled government to
do something bold.

• Obama in answer to a blogger's questions said that his
administration was in the process of engagement with the Cuban
government on issues relating to migration and mail service and
was awaiting response from the Cuban administration.

• Obama's answers have not attained anything remarkable
with Cuba but he is ready to pursue direct diplomacy. He says he
isn't interested in talking for the sake of talking.

• During his election campaign he wrote in an opinion
piece in Miami Herald that 'Cuban American connections to family
in Cuba are not only a basic right in humanitarian terms but also
our best tools to foster the beginnings of grass root democracy
on the island.'