Contrary to many of my lefty friends, I don't have all that high an opinion of Fidel Castro. I think his pluses are more than compensated by his minuses. But one thing I have to grant the guy: no one does snark like he does. His recent exploit in this department was this. The US is currently denying the Cuban baseball team entry in the US for next year's World Baseball Classic, on the grounds that participation of the Cubans in this tournament may benefit Castro's government financially. Castro's
response:
the Cuban Baseball Federation announced Thursday night that any money gained by the national team would be donated to Hurricane Katrina victims.
Ouch, baby! Very ouch!