It was awfully nice of the Rolling Stones to go to Havana this past weekend and play a concert for free. I'm sure the longtime victims of communism appreciated the gift - especially since exposure to any media that would have made them aware the Rolling Stones exist put them in jeopardy of prison under the Castro regime that Barack Obama thinks we can learn from about civil rights.
The Stones may be almost as old as the Castros, but they rocked, as they always do. But before we consider this a real breakthrough in the fortunes of everyday Cubans, let's keep some perspective on what actually happened: