Never end an article with a quote, especially one from Jim.
“I’m really sad that [Johnson] didn’t evolve more rapidly on Ukraine, because there’s been terrible damage that didn’t need to happen,” he said. “The situation has been dire for a long time, and the direness is accelerating.” (Politico, April 19, 2024)
Which brings back to Speaker Mike, who, reportedly, has found his inner Reagan, perhaps in the nick of time. Or perhaps not.
“Chronic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.” (Aldous Huxely, Preface to Brave New World)
It’s 04:42 and the air-alert sirens are wailing in Kyiv. No one, including Z, knows if we have enough missiles to defend against Russia’s latest barrage of Iranian drones, North Korean rockets and cruise missiles.
Looking on the bright side, mud. Lots of it. It’s been raining steadily throughout much of the country for the last three days. Mud makes it harder for Russians to capture new areas of Ukraine in eastern and southern parts of the country.
An essay by Valeriy Pekar one year ago nags at me, esp para #7. It ties in with the walking around drunk in your underwear trend.
Oh, appears one of Russia’s strategic Ту-22М3 bombers has been shot out of the sky by a Ukrainian S-200 somewhere over Stravropolsky Kraj.
Have a wonderful weekend!