Statehood for Cuba?

[Steven Maas (CUTR)]

> >From Mike Beiderbecke 
> 
> >        Pynchonites that don't realize that there is a plot lurking here on
> >Castro's part? Give 'em one of the next baseball expansion teams, make 'em
> >the 51st state and elect Fidel the Gov.
> >        Problemo Finito.

Of course Cuba nearly did become part of the USA--but for disagreement
among free and slave states.  Interesting to speculate. 

	Steve Maas