Saturday, March 5, 2022

Mr. Putin's War

Think of what a great world this would be if Putin had decided to solidify democracy in Russia rather than to go all mini-Mussolini on us.
It's been over a century since the Bolshevik Revolution, and Russia is still making the world miserable for the rest of us.
Thankfully, the Ukrainians are showing Putin and his cronies that Russia can't bully them without great cost. The rest of the world has united against Russian imperialism in a way never seen before.
Sen. Lindsay Graham was rightly chastised for calling out loud for Putin's assassination -- but only because he said it out loud.
It brings to mind the lament of King Henry II of England about Thomas à Becket -- "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"
Only we -- the world -- might now say, "Will no one rid of us this troublesome lunatic?"

Mr. Putin's War

Think of what a great world this would be if Putin had decided to solidify democracy in Russia rather than to go all mini-Mussolini on us. I...