Castro Fan Club

"He looked right into my eyes and he said, 'How can we help? How can we help President Obama?'"

--LAURA RICHARDSON, (D-CA)

"It was almost like listening to an old friend."

"In my household I told Castro he is known as the ultimate survivor."

"We've been led to believe that the Cuban people are not free, and they are repressed by a vicious dictator, and I saw nothing to match what we've been told."

"Fifty years of foolishness is over. It's time for the children to sit in the corner and the adults to take over."

--BOBBY RUSH, (D-IL)

"[Castro was] very engaging, very energetic."

"It was quite a moment to behold."

--BARBARA LEE, (D-CA)

"[Raul Castro] is one of the most amazing human beings I've ever met."

--EMANUEL CLEAVER, (D-MO)