Obama explains that the Ukraine crisis is as easy as ABC.
Lest you doubt that the President and his advance team could be such amateurs - and this is a topical moment to be practicing your Russian sayings, like "Trust but verify" - the AP has this photo at their website:
It's kind of sad to think The Beast has been converted to a clown car.
Welcome to the party, again:
http://blogs.wsj.com/peggynoonan/2014/03/04/kerry-in-kiev/
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 04, 2014 at 11:09 PM
Wow, Janet, I think I saw that video months ago, but a longer version.
Posted by: After Libby, I got no faith. | March 04, 2014 at 11:12 PM
Everybody go to sleep?
Posted by: Ignatz | March 05, 2014 at 12:22 AM
Me too.
Posted by: Ignatz | March 05, 2014 at 01:02 AM
nope. just getting started with my day.
Posted by: rich@gmu | March 05, 2014 at 01:06 AM
but I'll be here talking to myself.
anyone have a wild party for fat tuesday...
Posted by: rich@gmu | March 05, 2014 at 01:07 AM
Tried to get fat, but not too much of a party. You're on your own, rich! ;) Bed calls...
Posted by: Beasts of England | March 05, 2014 at 01:21 AM
damn.
got some prodigy though...
Posted by: rich@gmu | March 05, 2014 at 02:13 AM
Richard Fernandez on Natural Gas issues related to Putin's Ukraine adventure:
Getting to Classical Gas
Posted by: daddy | March 05, 2014 at 03:34 AM
This is getting monotonous, 3 inches of fresh global warming & still coming down for the morning commute. Again.
Posted by: henry | March 05, 2014 at 06:36 AM
I missed that episode, zoned out early,Noonan still a fool, Kerry was impressive.
Posted by: narciso | March 05, 2014 at 06:44 AM
'winning the future' was that about, and the way she makes excuses for Hillary, just nauseating,
Posted by: narciso | March 05, 2014 at 06:56 AM
What a silly idea to export gas to the Ukraine. In order to do that you have to liquidfy and ship it. Outrageously expensive for a broke nation to afford. Incredible stupidity by Ryan and the republicans.
Posted by: JiB | March 05, 2014 at 06:57 AM
Just before I went to bed I read that the largest refinery in Europe (it's in Russia( was on fire. Pictures looked like hell.
Posted by: clarice | March 05, 2014 at 07:10 AM
Yes, its in Tatarstan,
Posted by: narciso | March 05, 2014 at 07:13 AM
Mostly out yesterday but I am a big Cornwall fan as well.
I believe I have said this before, but the Matthew Shardlake series by CJ Sansome set in Tudor England is wonderful.
The latest, reimagining a Britain that surrendered after Dunkirk and with a Churchill in hiding leading the Resistance, was also terrific.
Posted by: rse | March 05, 2014 at 07:32 AM
from CSPAN, it looks like Lerner will be up at... 9:30am
House Oversight & Gov't Reform Committee: IRS Targeting of Conservative Groups
Posted by: Janet - the districts lie fallow, while the Capitol gorges itself | March 05, 2014 at 07:37 AM
Good morning. From Jonathan Karl at ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/03/blurred-lines-six-countries-that-totally-ignored-obamas-demands/
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 05, 2014 at 07:49 AM
Providing this link in case my first post doesn't appear. From Jonathan Karl at ABC:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/03/blurred-lines-six-countries-that-totally-ignored-obamas-demands/
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 05, 2014 at 07:50 AM
JiB-- I haven't read the Ryan LNG bit, and I agree that makes no sense for Ukraine. Get the big energy companies into Ukraine stat, in order to develop Ukraine's shale for its own use and export to the EU. Ukraine/EU need to bust up GazProm's monopoly yesterday. The EU's allowing GazProm to get a monopoly starting 20 years ago, because they planned on 'renewables' was madness, and now they are paying the price. Germany needs to build LNG terminals asap for North American LNG as a safety valve.
Posted by: NK(withnewsoftware) | March 05, 2014 at 08:49 AM
JiB,
LNG for the Ukraine is stupid on stilts. They can't pay a steeply discounted price for gas to the Russians, steel (their main export) is rusting in stockpiles around the world and there is no shortage of wheat.
NK,
The purpose of the SkyDragon nonsense is to drive energy prices up in order to maintain the illusion of economic growth. Paying through the nose for Gazprom gas serves the same purpose as putting up the giant bird blenders to rust in light breezes.
The refusal of Russia and China to participate in the SkyDragon fraud deserves some reward.
Posted by: Account Deleted | March 05, 2014 at 09:21 AM
Tom Friedman's column today says that we should institute a carbon credit system, which would drive the price of oil down. That's show Putin!
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 05, 2014 at 09:50 AM
That's = That'll
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 05, 2014 at 09:51 AM
Who fails to digest history, is destined to pass gas.
Posted by: Man havin' fun with geetahr. | March 05, 2014 at 10:17 AM