[GeorgeBerryman]

"I'm saddened... deeply saddened..."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Trying to get his foot out of hell. The sister is keeping a strong grip on the snake.

Cuban President Fidel Castro is welcomed by the head of the order of the Most Holy Savior of St Birgid in Havana, March 8, 2003. Castro attended the inauguration ceremony of the new convent in Havana, Cuba. REUTERS/POOL

[DoughtyOne]

I am deeply saddened.  I used to have the energy of a Saddam Hussein, an Iddi Amine, but time marches on.  Today I have to settle for being the latin lover of such noteworthies as Dan Rather, Jimmy Carter and a few other posers with mush filled heads.

I have done so much for my people.  I love them.  I have provided a 1910s lifestyle, complete with the most advanced cars the 1930s could offer.  I also love every child of our state.  When even one of them escapse to the Estadios Unido, I demand they be returned to me.  Even Bill Clinton and Janet Reno agreed with me.

Not only this, I have also been a world statesman interjecting insurgencies in Central and South America as well as the African Continent.

If only I had my youth and Soviet Billions to waste once again.  Ah yes, those were the days.