Had a driver the other day, young kid from Cuba who told me he crossed the 90 miles in a boat (illegally) to get here.

He said that the people get paid in pesos, but everything they buy is for dollars; he was making 16 dollars a week there.

We talked about how the State was like Russia and China, in that even the local Police work for the State, not the People... so corruption was rampant there just as in Russia and China, who have increasing presence in Cuba for years he said.

He talked about how Marco Rubio's father is (was?) Cuban, so he hopes that there will be 'regime change' there, in another place in the world that badly needs it.

His Mom is still there, and he's saving money to get her across. Asked him his name, and he told me... it was the Spanish of my name. We had a good laugh at that.

Regime change is hard werk once there's an Authoritarian Regime in place; something we should be more mindful of in this country.