Fidel castro temporarily gives up power!

Forscher

fidel Castro just temporarily gave up his power to his brother, Raul Castro.
He is going to have abdominal surgery and gave up his power to his brother for the duration of his illness. I am sure there will be more to follow on the newswires.
Forscher

Arthur

I don't buy the story about the abdominal surgery. I think he is probably getting circumcised so that he can convert to Judaism.

jayhawk1

I hope he made sure it was a bloodless surgery, wouldn't want YHWH to get angry with him for getting a transfusion.

looking_glass

I love how Fidel said to Bush "don't worry, I won't live past 100" ... or something to that effect. That is pretty darn funny if you ask me!

Stephanus

A lot of partying going on in Miami at the moment. The Cuba blogs are very active and the air is heavy with anticipation . Why is this incident different from every other rumoured "death of Castro"? A couple of reasons: he's never announced important surgery before; the announcement has always been made AFTER the surgery is successful. And he's never handed the reins over to his brother (or anyone) before, and he's had some pretty hair-raising health scares before now. But we do know that Raul inherits the throne when Fidel kicks the bucket.

"He's dead, Jim"

Robdar

"meet the new boss, same as the old boss"

Forscher

The reports are that Raul is even more extreme than Fidel.
Hmmmm.
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Stephanus

The reports are that Raul is even more extreme than Fidel.

There's still hope for Cuba. Totalitarian secession deals seldom work according to plan...

SixofNine

Given the overlapping developments of troublesome polls in Connecticut, and the sudden illness of Fidel Castro, Senator Joe Lieberman announced today that if he fails to beat Ned Lamont in next week’s Democratic primary, he intends to run for the position of El Commandante in Cuba.

Lieberman emphasized that he would look forward to running under Cuba’s electoral system, where he wouldn’t be subjected to the type of degrading primary challenges that a three-term U.S. Senator has to put up with.

Senator Lieberman also discounted any problems created by cultural differences, saying that as an orthodox Jew, he would have no problem growing a Castro-like beard.

“Besides,” Lieberman added, “the Cuban and Jewish people have a lot in common; they both prefer Florida to their home countries.”

Lieberman, anticipating the worst-case scenario in the Connecticut primary, also went out of his way to praise Cuban culture, asserting “that unlike some former President who shall go nameless, Cubans know what to do with a good cigar.”

In related news, President Bush, sick of trying to clean up his own messes, cited the developments in Cuba as a precedent for handing power over to brother Jeb. However, this met with strong objections from a bi-partisan majority in Congress, who expressed a preference that Bush be succeeded by Raul Castro.

Finally, asked about the scenario of a Jew getting embroiled in the politics of a Latin communist dictatorship, Woody Allen was quoted as saying that it was absolutely “Bananas.” Don Davis - The Satirical Political Report - http://satiricalpolitical.com

Stephanus

Interesting: Raul hasn't been seen or heard from for 5 days.

Fidel castro temporarily gives up power!

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