Castro Resigns

[Marshal Murat]

Castro Resigns


While, as an American, I'm bubbling with glee, I would like to get everyone else's thoughts on the situation.

[Beirut]

My favorite living ego-maniacal Commie tyrant fades into the sunset.

[KukriKhan]

Castro. Castro. Hmmm...

Who does he pitch for? Boston?

[Whacker]

He's probably getting ready to move to Florida.

[Vladimir]

Castro. Castro. Hmmm...

Who does he pitch for? Boston?

Doesn't he own a motor oil company? (I agree)

[Gregoshi]

Doesn't he own a motor oil company? (I agree)

That was the line I was going to use. On to Plan B.

Muslim terrorists have got to be happy inFidel Castro's resignation.

[edyzmedieval]

Not sure Cuba will love the change. Everyone's favourite ego-maniac, as Beirut put it, fades out?

GAH, I miss the old times when everyone was a legend.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Yay! Bush outlasted him! That means he wins!



CR

[Beirut]

Yay! Bush outlasted him! That means he wins!



CR

Not even close. Seven years vs. about fifty. One impoverished El Presidente with a population eating lawn grass and driving bicycles and `55 Chevy`s outlasted everything the CIA could throw at him, and blew through Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and right into the last year of W`s second term.

There`s no mistake who won this fight.

[Crazed Rabbit]

That's not important in the whole Fidel vs American Presidents contest.

It's a personal match-up between Fidel and each President. He won most, but could not outlast Bush. He couldn't survive the gauntlet. QED - Bush won.

CR

[Proletariat]

One impoverished El Presidente with a population eating lawn grass and driving bicycles and `55 Chevy`s outlasted everything the CIA could throw at him, and blew through Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and right into the last year of W`s second term.

I've thought for ages that the US embargo vs Cuba is stupid, but how anyone can take any glee from a situation where the population, as you said it, is 'eating lawn grass' is beyond me.

None of those administrations lost a damn thing, Beirut. Castro won and the Cubans lost. That's basically what you're applauding, face it.

[Gregoshi]

There`s no mistake who won this fight.

Father Time.

[Beirut]

It's a personal match-up between Fidel and each President. He won most, but could not outlast Bush. He couldn't survive the gauntlet. QED - Bush won.

CR

Bush gauntletified Cuba? Sounds nearly impossibilistic. But who knowefies, eh?

[SwordsMaster]

Not even close. Seven years vs. about fifty. One impoverished El Presidente with a population eating lawn grass and driving bicycles and `55 Chevy`s outlasted everything the CIA could throw at him, and blew through Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and right into the last year of W`s second term.

There`s no mistake who won this fight.

There are no more old school dictators left. He was the youngest of his generation, and he is the last one to go.

Maybe if the embargo is lifted and cuban doctors go to work in the US, the US will have a competitive medical system at last.

I'm with Beirut. Only Keith Richards and Fidel could have smoked cigars for 50 years and live to tell. Only Fidel could win a war, rule a country and smoke cigars for 50 years.

[Beirut]

I've thought for ages that the US embargo vs Cuba is stupid, but how anyone can take any glee from a situation where the population, as you said it, is 'eating lawn grass' is beyond me.

None of those administrations lost a damn thing, Beirut. Castro won and the Cubans lost. That's basically what you're applauding, face it.

I`m not glorifying anything, really. I simply enjoy observing the oddities of the world, including the dynamics of politics and perception. This weirdness predates all the present players and will outlive them as well. I like watching it because it`s as inane as pro wrestling yet as stimulating as a chess match.

[Gregoshi]

Only Fidel could win a war, rule a country and smoke cigars for 50 years.

Didn't Queen Victoria do that too?

[SwordsMaster]

Didn't Queen Victoria do that too?

Did she smoke cigars? Or is that a pun?

[drone]

If his brother takes over, I'm not so sure anything gets resolved.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I`m not glorifying anything, really. I simply enjoy observing the oddities of the world, including the dynamics of politics and perception. This weirdness predates all the present players and will outlive them as well. I like watching it because it`s as inane as pro wrestling yet as stimulating as a chess match.

Except here the pawns actually do suffer, inane or not.

CR

[Xiahou]

I've thought for ages that the US embargo vs Cuba is stupid, but how anyone can take any glee from a situation where the population, as you said it, is 'eating lawn grass' is beyond me.

None of those administrations lost a damn thing, Beirut. Castro won and the Cubans lost. That's basically what you're applauding, face it.

Cubans have been so thrilled with Castro's victories that they've been coming to the US by the boatloads for decades so as to really rub our noses in it.

[Veho Nex]

Does this mean our embargo might be lifted?

[Vladimir]

There are no more old school dictators left. He was the youngest of his generation, and he is the last one to go.

Maybe if the embargo is lifted and cuban doctors go to work in the US, the US will have a competitive medical system at last.

I'm with Beirut. Only Keith Richards and Fidel could have smoked cigars for 50 years and live to tell. Only Fidel could win a war, rule a country and smoke cigars for 50 years.

Is that why he had to see Spanish doctors?

[Husar]

An era has ended.

Now on to new things, make it a democratic dictatorship like the rest of the west and then everybody will be happy.

[Pannonian]

Not even close. Seven years vs. about fifty. One impoverished El Presidente with a population eating lawn grass and driving bicycles and `55 Chevy`s outlasted everything the CIA could throw at him, and blew through Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and right into the last year of W`s second term.

There`s no mistake who won this fight.

One of them was a dictatorial el Presidente who took a formerly rich country and ran it into the ground, and the other one's Fidel Castro.

[drone]

Does this mean our embargo might be lifted?

Unlikely.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/...tro/index.html

[SwordsMaster]

Is that why he had to see Spanish doctors?

How is that related to the general corruption, robbery and general crappiness of the american healthcare system?

Spain has private clinics, sure, but it also has a national welfare system.

My point was that when the embargo is lifted US doctors will have to face tougher competition, and therefore lower costs. Cubans don't have to pay off ridiculous college loans, and therefore will be cheaper.

As a side effect, perhaps the ridiculous college fees might be curbed also.

[Veho Nex]

We have idiots for economic leaders dont we?

[Vladimir]

One of them was a dictatorial el Presidente who took a formerly rich country and ran it into the ground, and the other one's Fidel Castro.

Not even close. Seven years vs. about fifty. One impoverished El Presidente with a population eating lawn grass and driving bicycles and `55 Chevy`s outlasted everything the CIA could throw at him, and blew through Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and right into the last year of W`s second term.

There`s no mistake who won this fight.

How is that related to the general corruption, robbery and general crappiness of the american healthcare system?

Spain has private clinics, sure, but it also has a national welfare system.

My point was that when the embargo is lifted US doctors will have to face tougher competition, and therefore lower costs. Cubans don't have to pay off ridiculous college loans, and therefore will be cheaper.

As a side effect, perhaps the ridiculous college fees might be curbed also.

You want to talk corruption?

Hey, I have an idea. Why don't we just make an exact duplicate of Britain's NHS?

Are you serious? How many people flock to Cuba, Spain, and the UK for treatment? How was East Germany doing before reunification?

[SwordsMaster]

You want to talk corruption?

Hey, I have an idea. Why don't we just make an exact duplicate of Britain's NHS?

Are you serious? How many people flock to Cuba, Spain, and the UK for treatment? How was East Germany doing before reunification?

You'd be surprised. And at least in the UK, Cuba and Spain it's available to all citizens. Sure it isn't perfect, but doctors are there when you're sick and can't work, not just when you're healthy enough to work.

Besides, what are you trying to prove, that the US system is not overpriced through the roof? Or that it couldn't benefit from competition? Or is it specifically cuban competition you don't like?

[Xiahou]

You'd be surprised. And at least in the UK, Cuba and Spain it's available to all citizens.

"available" can be a relative term....