Man Gets Three Years for Cuban Cigars

The War on Terrorism must be going great if Mr. Ashcroft has time to go after those who smuggle in Cuban cigars. Mind you, The Arnold smokes them, and any number of rich and important people over the years have pulled them out to impress guests.

A friend twenty years ago was an au pair-sorta for a ranking Republican NYS legislator and while he railed against the evils of bringing pot into the country, this guy supposedly had a special room in which he stored Cuban cigars which he had smuggled in and sold to others as a nice side business. My friend said he used to laugh that he'd lose tens of thousands a year in tax free income if anybody ever actually got Castro out of office.