80-Year-Old Named Raul's Succesor

APRIL 19, 2011


BY: THE HILL


Breaking News: Raul Castro has named someone even older than him to succeed him as Cuba's dictator.

The future of the Cuban Revolution is bright indeed (sarcasm emphasized).

So it's official: Raul Castro, who turns 80-years-old in June, has named himself First Secretary of the Communist Party -- the most powerful position in Cuba.

In turn, Castro named Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, who turns 81-years-old this year, as his immediate successor.

Thus, if all goes according to Castro's plan (considering his new "term limits"), Raul will have to cede power when he's 90-years-old to Machado Ventura, who will be able to hold power until he's 101-years-old.

Oh -- and almost forgot -- 78-year-old former Minister of the Interior, Ramiro Valdes, has been named to the No. 3 spot.

Now that's "reform" you can't believe in.