Hang on Castro, Castro hang on...

The world waits to hear the outcome of Fidel Castro's surgery. One can almost hear the slavering in the White House as they contemplate how to fulfil their long sought after agenda. President Bush had this to say on Monday, shortly before the official word came out on the transfer of power.

"If Fidel Castro were to move on because of natural causes, we've got a plan in place to help the people of Cuba understand there's a better way than the system in which they've been living under," he told WAQI-AM Radio Mambi, a Spanish-language radio station. "No one knows when Fidel Castro will move on. In my judgment, that's the work of the Almighty."

God help us all if Fidel goes while Bush is still in office.

Three weeks ago, a U.S. presidential commission called for an $80 million program to bolster non-governmental groups in Cuba for the purpose of hastening an end to the country's communist system.

It is official U.S. policy to "undermine" Cuba's planned succession to Raul Castro. At the time the commission report was released, Bush said, "We are actively working for change in Cuba, not simply waiting for change."

Don't get me wrong. I'm no fan of Castro and I know from direct testimony that Cuba's grand experiment in socialism is a failure for the legions of poor Cubans who don't enjoy the government's favor. Nonetheless, if it appears Fidel is not going to make it, I'd urge his doctors to remember Generalissimo Francisco Franco and spare the Cuban people from being "liberated" by this administration.