Good news for democracy is the recent reversal of trends in Central and South America. No longer are nations in these countries ignoring the totalitarian nature of Castro's Communist regime in Cuba. Instead, they are finally starting to condemn it for the despotic, anti-freedom dictatorship that it is. And I say, it's about time. America's own left has consistently turned a blind eye to the island nation's abysmal record on basic human rights. Apparently the most trivial desires of al Qaeda and Taliban members need to be protected while the fundamental rights of Cuban citizens can simply be ignored. It's disgusting and hypocritical the way that the American left cozies up to Communist tyrant like Castro, all the while screaming for civil equality everywhere else.