Castro bashes U.S. but absolves Obama

The incredible "Panama show" concluded with Cuban dictator Raúl Castro's speech: Castro, in a meandering, nearly hour-long speech to the summit, ran through an exhaustive history of perceived Cuban grievances against the U.S. dating back more than a century -- a vivid display of how raw passions remain over American attempts to undermine Cuba's government. Then, in an abrupt about face, he apologized for letting his emotions get the best of him.  He said many U.S. presidents were at fault for that troubled history -- but that Obama isn't one of them. "I have told President Obama that I get very emotional talking about the revolution," Castro said through a translator, noting that Obama wasn't even born when the U.S. began sanctioning the island nation.  "I apologize to him because President Obama had no responsibility for this." Castro neglected to mention, nor did President Obama remind him, that...(Read Full Post)