Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead

and Fidel Castro doesn’t have cancer—in fact he’s on the road to recovery:

A leading Spanish surgeon who flew to Havana last week to examine Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he does not have cancer or need further surgery. …

Dr Garcia is an expert on intestinal ailments, particularly cancer.

Of Mr Castro, he said: “His physical activity is excellent, his intellectual activity intact, I’d say fantastic, he’s recovering from his previous operation.

“He asks every day to return to work, but doctors advise him not to, to take it easy.”

It has been 31 years since SNL’s Chevy Chase had occasion to ridicule NBC for it’s on-again off-again Franco death watch. I’ve seen no Fidel-is-still-alive satires. How come? Is Castro that much of a sacred cow?