Governor Huckabee joins members of the Florida legislative leadership, including Speaker of the Florida House Marco Rubio, State Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla, and State Representative David Rivera, and other members of the community for coffee at Little Havana’s well-known restaurant (link is to map), Versailles , located at 3555 SW 8th St., at 11:00am today.
Mike’s opponents may criticize him for “only” being a governor from “small Southern state,” but he is a “quick study.” During his 10-years as governor, the Huckabee administration, from time-to-time sought export markets for Arkansas’ rice crop — including Castro’s Cuba. (Let’s not forget that even Ronald Reagan wouldn’t use food and starvation as an instrument of foreign policy when dealing with North Korea.) However, now that he is a presidential candidate, he has openly stated that his national responsibilities go far beyond agricultural trade and require his strong anti-Castro, anti-Chavez, anti-Communist positions that are crucial components of his overall national security policy. He has sought out the advice of Cuban-American leaders which have had key roles in designing his Latin American foreign policy positions.
¡Nos vemos en calle ocho! See you on Calle Ocho (eighth street)!
*Blog editor: For our website visitors who are not familiar with Miami’s geography, Southwest Eighth Street runs east-west through the heart of what is commonly known as “Little Havana,” the center of the Cuban-American community. Every March, large portions of Eighth Street are closed for the Calle Ocho Festival, an annual event. The Versailles Restaurant has been a culinary and cultural landmark for decades