Castro resigns

Love him or hate, the guy is a motherfucking survivor, the undisputed champion of marathon dictatorships. Seriously, we first tried to kill him back in the Kennedy administration, which incidentally, was about the same time we developed our stupid Cuba policy. And much like that nation's leadership, our policy has remained unaltered. I cannot for the life of me understand why we don’t invade with Coca-Cola and the Gap rather than maintain this failed yet never-ending trade embargo. A few months exposure to true blue American consumerism and Cuba will be bursting at its newly carbonated but fashionable seams for more than just a taste of economic freedom. Sadly, with brother Raul succeeding Fidel and little stomach in the US for a sweeping reform of our Cuba policy, I doubt things will change much in the near term.

Viva la non-revolucion!