"My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes."
At least Ronbo was probably kidding.
Slept like a stone last night after flying from NY to the farm. At least the weather cooperated. Dio's here doing some design work, so I took him to supper and we came back and watched most of the first half of the Cowboys-Texans game, two mules fighting over a turnip as far as I'm concerned, before I started dozing off on the couch. Now slamming through emails and getting ready for a meeting with the new Wyldswood business manager and Dio in a little bit. The place looks great. I'm somewhat encouraged.
This morning's news featured a report that Putin has now authorized the use of nukes in response to Biden authorizing the use of ATACMS missiles inside Russian territory.
We've heard this before, back in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968. Back when they were Soviets there was a premise that they had a geographic area in which they could act with impunity, and any attempt to interfere would bring the serious risk of nuclear war. They cowed Eisenhower, certainly no pushover. They cowed Johnson, who was in the midst of losing a war and an election. Now apparently they hope to cow dottering old Biden, the lame duck. I'm pleasantly surprised it isn't working. Maybe he figures he'll tie Trump's hands if we're actively at war with Russia, and the news (if there's such a thing in three months) shows images of dead American boys, burning American ships, etc.
I doubt it's that sophisticated a play, but Trump can't be Putin's biggest fanboy if we're actually in a shooting war, can he?
For as long as I've been alive, we've thanked our lucky stars that those crazy Arab terrorists and their benefactors don't have a nuke. I mean, if they ever achieved that goal they could hold us hostage as a society by threatening to blow up New York or LA if we try to interfere with whatever their project might be on their home turf.
I guess the distinction between a terrorist and a nation-state playing power politics is whether one is a white "Christian" in a conservative suit, or a bearded Muslim cleric. The fact is, Russia's been threatening to nuke its neighbors when it doesn't get its way as long as it's had nuclear weapons. There's not a dime's worth of difference between Putin and whoever's running Iran these days.
Back to work. A very full week ahead.
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