A Russian Asset

American history will know no more selfish and craven a traitor than Donald Trump. His Republican enablers and his voters have no shame, none. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian patriots have lost their lives in commitment to, and defense of, their country, a commitment and a defense that served American and western interests as well. In terms not only geopolitical and military, but moral and spiritual. And the President of the United States dismisses their heroic example and sacrifice as the consequence of having made a bad real estate transaction. He sickens. 

A Desperate Measure

In the contest between Putin, a proven autocrat, and Donald, the shambolic kiss-ass wannabe, the proven autocrat appears to have taken the upper hand. Apparently, kissing autocrat ass did not train Trump in autocracy. Go figure. Instead of inviting Canada to become the 51^st state or annexing war-torn Gaza, Trump could have offered Ukraine 51^st statehood, gained access to all those strategic minerals he craved for free, established Black Sea resorts to his heart’s content, and incorporated a valiant nation of proven heroes into a country whose virtue and intelligence appear to be flagging—if presidential elections are any clue.

Long Live Ukraine!

meni duzhe shkoda

We have elected an autocrat-fawning, autocrat-wannabe to the Presidency. We have not been, are not now, and likely will not be, an ally equal to Ukraine's example, Ukraine's sacrifice. Boh z vamy.

About Time

The Republican House of Representatives, the chief engine of misgovernment and Russian sympathy in the United States, has finally passed a hefty aid bill, $60 billion, for Ukraine, with the bulk of its support coming from the Democratic Party. Whether it is too late—the sum is no little—remains to be seen, but it is late in coming. The Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson had this to say about the aid bill, “Providing lethal aid to Ukraine right now is critically important. . . . I really do believe the intel in the briefings that we’ve gotten. I believe Xi (Jinping) and Vladimir Putin and Iran really are an axis of evil. I think they’re in coordination on this. I think that Vladimir Putin would continue to march through Europe if he were allowed.” To any thinking person paying attention, this was true months ago, as it was two years ago when Putin invaded Ukraine, so Speaker Johnson’s words ring disingenuously in my ears, but I am happy to learn that Americans can do the right thing, eventually, even when dragged kicking and screaming to do it.