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!