Out man in Havana is certainly going to take on a new meaning with the latest medical news form the island nation.  Yahoo and The AP are reporting that Cuba is soon to be offering free sex change operations for qualifying citizens.  Yes, you have heard that right free sex change operations.

It is not the sex change operations that I am really interested in out of Cuba.  It is great news for those who are wanting one I suppose, but simply put it isn’t for me, I like the convenience standing to pee.  My wife might have something to say about it too if I were interested.  What I am interested in is how a country our government who balks at the notion of providing affordable healthcare much less universal free healthcare can call Cuba evil, malicious, harmful, destructive, backwards, counterproductive?

I understand how a country that prides itself on social equality (even if those equals don’t have very much), universal healthcare, and a commitment to public education might be called un-American.  I also understand that those things should not be considered antithetical to our national prerogatives.

As we approach the seventh anniversary of 9/11 people still ask why. For many there will never be an acceptable answer. Not because there aren’t a lot of really good answers out there, but because their thinking is too confined to let them believe. When the next big attack on us comes, and believe me it will one day, these same people will be just as unable to believe they could be responsible for it.

I won’t say we deserved to be attacked in that manner. Those individuals who died had done nothing to deserve what they got or at least how they got it. We, as a political entity, had earned a big response. If you want to know why Muslim political entities be they the legitimate state, political faction, or terrorist group, then you need look no further than Yahoo. Read the full story