Castro

Fidel Castro has finally stepped down from power, effectively ending one of the longest-running inside jokes. But it’s probably about time. And although the new guy isn’t much better, we can assume it won’t last long. The chosen figurehead, Fidel’s brother Raul, isn’t more than five years younger than Castro, who we all know has been dying for the past decade. It is assumed that Raul will serve to prolong his brother’s regime after and if Castro ever dies, but really, how long can a seventy-six year old prolong anything? Castro is just over eighty—a decent accomplishment considering Cuban life expectancy, and it’s natural that he would want to pre-select a like-thinking successor. But a seventy-six year old hermano? That’s ridiculous! But not, I guess, too much worse than us electing McCain.