You Won't Have Castro to Kick Around Any More

He's resigned. His brother Raul will take over.

Geez, sick or not, he could have at least waited until George was out of office. Now we're going to have to hear all about how George is the one who got rid of Castro.

Let us pray.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

P.S. Early Bush:

"Eventually, this transition ought to lead to free and fair elections—and I mean free, and I mean fair—not these kind of staged elections that the Castro brothers try to foist off as true democracy."

  Inside Bay Area

Go ahead. Say it.

Compañeros

On Prairie Home Companion this morning, Garrison Keillor opened with an unusually pointed non sequitor. He announced that Fidel Castro is reportedly in very bad health, but that he is determined to outlive the Bush presidency. Then Keillor added, "As are many of us." And then rather hesitantly and ominously, he expanded: Mr. Bush could win re-election. You never know. Strange things have happened. Many of them in the past few weeks. Without further comment or discussion of the week's news, he then launched a normal show.