Back in 2007, then-president Bush presented the Medal of Freedom in absentia to the Cuban human rights and democracy activist Oscar Elias Biscet.  This week, he was able to place the award on Biscet’s shoulders.   Good for President Bush! Where was President Obama?  Why didn't President Obama give a minute of his time to Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet? For the record, Dr. Biscet is a human rights leader: Dr. Oscar Elías Biscet is a physician, winner of numerous human rights awards, including the 2008 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and president of the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights, which peacefully promotes human rights and the rule of law in Cuba. In reprisal for his human rights activities, Dr. Biscet was sentenced to 25 years in prison and has been held in some of the harshest conditions experienced by any prisoners in Cuba, including in punishment cells and solitary confinement. This is Dr. Biscet's second stint in prison. Biscet...(Read Full Post)