Quote Originally Posted by Cigarer View Post
...correct me if I'm wrong, but he didn't have any real power since 2008? Switching the conversation a bit, but I've heard a few people around me saying how great things are going to be for the people over there now that he's dead, but I thought he was out in 08...
Raul has officially been in power since 2008. He is generally regarded as more moderate than Fidel. It is possible that he will continue on exactly the same course he has started on. It is also possible that out of respect for Fidel (or simply to keep the peace with him), Raul has held back on his reforms, and that he may proceed more quickly now that Fidel is dead. I think the latter is pretty much everyone's hope.

My hope is that with Fidel's passing, there will be more Cohiba Lanceros available for the rest of the world. And by "rest of the world," I mean "me."