Does Chavez have a new "usedful idiot"?

Obama isn't looking for a new BFF in either Castro or Chavez. He's looking for intelligent discourse regarding our differences. I know you're not used to Presidents being so damn reasonable, but I for one am glad to see it at last. Don't worry, he won't "catch" anything from them - he already has his own political beliefs that don't have anything to do with communism or dictatorship. The fear of rational discussion with our enemies reminds me of the uninformed people who used to avoid shaking hands or touching HIV positive people because they might catch it from them.