When President Obama stepped off of Air Force One to begin his historic trip to Cuba he was followed by First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia and mother-in-law Marian Robinson. Noticeably not there to welcome them was Cuban President Raul Castro. Maybe he didn't have enough cigars for everybody.

Former Democratic president candidate Michael Dukakis, a textbook example of how to run a losing campaign, has weighed in on the current contest. His words of wisdom: Donald Trump is "nuts" and Trump and Ted Cruz are engaged in a "food fight."

Don't Democrats in Congress get it? Haven't they got the anti-government message being sent to Washington, fanned by Donald Trump and other presidential candidates? Amazingly, five congressional Democrats are pushing for a 5.3 percent pay raise for federal employees who already make an average of $84,154 a year. Income of an average private sector worker is $56,350.