My cell phone has been going off for hours with messages and angry conversations with fellow Cuban-Americans and conservatives in the U.S. I hear this question over and over: what did the U.S. get out of this deal?  The answer is nothing, unless you are one of those who believes that the Castro regime is about to reform the economy, allow an independent media, and hold multi-party elections.   I have a dual perspective on this issue.  I can address it as a Cuban-American and as a U.S. citizen.  In other words, I want the best for those on the island and in my adopted homeland, the U.S. It's great to see that Alan Gross is finally home.  He was incarcerated on bogus espionage charges.  I do not understand why we released three Cubans sitting in U.S. prisons for real acts of espionage.  It's an insult to the rule of law to put Mr. Gross and these three spies on the same sentence. As a Cuban-American, I can tell you...(Read Full Post)