"We believe that the health reform has been an important battle, and a success of his government. It would seem, however, to be something truly unusual, 234 years after the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776, inspired by the ideas of the French encyclopedists, that the U.S. government has passed [a law for] medical attention for the vast majority of its citizens, something that Cuba achieved for its entire population half a century ago, despite the cruel and inhumane blockade imposed and still in effect by the most powerful country that ever existed."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0310/Fidels_praise.html
This really isn't much of a "badge of honor" for Obamareidelosi, or their takeover of healthcare.
Getting praise from Fidel Castro for your policies is like...
- Getting relationship and cooking tips from Jeffery Dahmer.
- Attending an ethics class taught by Brittney Spears.
- Having Madonna do your premarital counseling.
- Getting beauty tips from Nancy Pelosi.
- Asking Hugh Heffner to write your dress code for your church's youth group.