If there ever were any doubt, developments this week made it clear that Vladimir Putin is driving the international bus in the Ukraine. The United States has few options and those depend on the long-term cooperation of EU countries, something that isn’t likely to happen. Where will the U.S. end up when Putin decides to put the brakes on the current ride?…
DATELINE: Foggyville, Mar 4 – Secretary of State John Kerry gave a jet-lagged, rambling presentation in Kiev today about the Russian military incursion into the Ukraine. Or, at least, Kerry was standing in front of a microphone using words that sounded like ‘Ukraine’, ‘Russia’ and other familiar nouns. He also replied to a series of questions on the same subject in a string of halting, disjointed statements. Kerry did use well-known nouns, but he actually seemed to be talking about a place on a distantRead more…
There is a lot of talk lately about a return to the Cold War. Within the past ten days or so, Administration officials insisted that the chillier climes of years past have not returned. However, with Russian troops now in the Ukraine, many believe that the polar vortex of this winter brought an international political freeze with it…
DATELINE: Sillyville, Feb 25 – Susan Rice caused another dust-up in her appearance on NBC’s Meet The Press the other day. When asked about her Benghazi Sunday talk show tour de farce in September 2012, she said she had no regrets. Her response has upset a lot of people, but the fact is, this time at least, she’s telling the truth. After all, her performance five days after the massacre earned her a hefty promotion to National Security Advisor. Regrets? I guess not. But, Silly Susan made at leastRead more…
After a period of calm, climate change came storming back into the verbiage of Obama Administration officials earlier this month, including the President himself. In a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, Secretary of State John Kerry labeled climate change as possibly the world’s “most fearsome weapon of mass destruction”…
DATELINE: Crazyville, Feb 18 – A guy walks into a medical doctor’s office and tells the medico that he’s very worried about his friend. The guy has a video tape which he asks the doctor to watch in hopes that the md can help. The tape shows the friend at different events, talking to different people. In one scene, the friend is walking across a lawn. He informs his companions that he is special, rules for ordinary people do not apply toRead more…
