If only Dubya would do the same
posted by
Wally
7:34 AM
Fidel Castro steps down as president of Cuba 
Fidel Castro stepped down Tuesday morning as the president of Cuba after a long illness, ending one of the longest tenures in the world as an all-powerful, Communist head of state, according to Granma, the official publication of the Cuban Communist Party.
Now, just days before the National Assembly is to meet to select a new head of state, Castro resigned permanently in a letter to the nation and signaled his willingness to let a younger generation assume power. He said his failing health made it impossible to return as president.
"I will not aspire to, neither will I accept - I repeat I will not aspire to, neither will I accept - the position of president of the Council of State and commander in chief," he wrote.
He added, "It would betray my conscience to occupy a responsibility that requires mobility and the total commitment that I am not in the physical condition to offer." Since Dubya is not in the mental condition to run this country, can we get him to step down too? Oh wait, never mind. Castro talked about his "conscience" and "responsibility" - concepts foreign to the mind of the current Oval Office occupant. (sigh)
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