President Barack Obama, shakes hands with Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela's funeral.

President Barack Obama, shakes hands with
Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela's funeral.

As anyone who is familiar with my blog knows, I am not a fan of President Obama. In fact, I think he may be the worst President our nation has ever had.  However, I think those who are making an issue of President Obama shaking hands with Raul Castro are making something out of nothing. If I was introduced to Barack Obama, I would shake his hand.  I have shaken hands with my wife's attorney in the mist of a nasty divorce. I have shaken hands with my opponent who campaigned dirty and said very nasty things about me when I was running for Council. Shaking hand is not an endorsement. It does not mean "I like you" or approve of you. It is just what civilized people do, unless they are a total jerks.

Libertarian Republican Congressman Ron Paul (right)
 shakes hands with left-wing comedian Bill Mahar (left).

President Ronald Reagan shakes hands with
Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev

President Richard M Nixon shakes
 hand with Chairman Mao Zedong

Winston Churchill, Harry Turman and Joseph Stalin
shake hands

General Robert E. Lee shakes hands with General Ulysses S. Grant

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