Fidel where have you been?

Castro said, "The Cuban model doesn't even work for us any more..."

Talk about the understatement of the century.

Didn’t he lead the transformation of Cuba into a one-party socialist republic? Guys, I know that’s a shocker, it takes my breath away… maybe he’s going through male menopause? But let’s a few breathes and bring everything into focus.

What has happened to the hate America Fidel Castro? Is this man getting deathbed religion? Is he afraid to meet God with so much blood on his hands? In Cuba, where the state controls 90 percent of the economy, human civil rights and whatever the government can dream up – the fiasco of the day. Yes we agree, Comandante en Jefe steered the government since January 1959. And now he suggests it’s NOT working anymore.

What is happening here? Up is down, black is white, and suddenly communism doesn't even work for Cuba? As if Cuba is special and it should work for them, but refuses?

If Castro really wanted to blow our minds, he and his revolution have inflicted upon his country’s men and women all these years. He wouldn't cloak the truth of a Communist FAILURE with the words even for us. He'd offer the actual truth and not some made-for-the-communist-party-line after school special bullshit. The people of Cuba pay dearly for every free item they receive at Castro's hand.

The only "free" thing I expect from my government is freedom. Period!

I have to wonder if Cubans are as surprised as Castro – and I wonder if Castro is as surprised as he moans and grumbles.