Playing Fast and Loose With the Truth

That part of the Cuban exiles that is politically active, especially in Florida, has made a career of being anti-Castro and not much else. They may not be for anything; all they have to be is against Castro. So, it's quite understandable that politicians are desperate to show how gung-ho they are, when it comes to Castro's Cuba.

Obviously, this is what has happened to Marco Rubio, the state senator that used to claim that his parents had fled Cuba after Castro took over. Now we know that isn't true because they had left in 1956, well before the triumph of the revolution. Rubio alleges that he relied on what his family told him, and he was unaware of the inaccuracy. But, given the context and how convenient the other version is to his political career, it's really very difficult to believe that he didn't know the truth from the start. More than likely, he saw this as an opportunity to win votes from the Cuban constituency that would identify with his story. In short, he lied because it was politically expedient.

As my son likes to say, why am I not surprised?

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