Apparently the big news of the day (as reflected by the noise level at Memeorandum) is that Fidel Castro has resigned as President of Cuba:

HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) — Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander in chief of Cuba’s military Tuesday, according to a letter published in the state-run newspaper, Granma.

The resignation ends nearly a half-century of iron-fisted rule that inspired revolutionaries but frustrated 10 U.S. president.

To which I say, “So what?”

Someone let me know when the guy is really dead, though. I’ll do a little happy dance in celebration.

But for now? Feh. Same as it ever was, as expressed so eloquently by someone over at Babalu Blog said in this post:

“Much ado about nothing. What does this change? Nothing. Cubans are still oppressed, the island is still a hell hole and the man in command still bears the last name (c)astro. All this means nothing.”

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OTHERS

Sister Toldjah:

While I’m sure this means that the pro-Castro community in Hollywood will be put on suicide watch, there’s no word yet of the reaction from Barack Obama’s Houston HQ.

Heh. I’m sure they’ll be still by flying their Cuban flag — in solidarity with Fidel the Oppressor.

Posted by Robbie Cooper on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 | Trackback |