An e-mail:
Again a morning of “Castro has outlasted the terms of presidents since Dwight Eisenhower,” “enduring,” “longest-serving.” CNN and NBC so far are all i’ve listened to, but the idea that he’s a dictator who refused to relinquish power for almost 50 years hasn’t come up. ”Outlasted?” Since when was that the goal of a national leader? The day after “Washington’s Birthday (Observed),” when we should be most aware of the personal power in giving up power over others, and the news outlets got nuttin’.