Tom Toles for November 16, 2014

Fairportfan2 has accurately assessed the situation. Putin has made his bed. Time to let him lie in it.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2751e288-5455-11e4-b2ea-00144feab7de.html

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/nov/14/russia-goes-on-decades-biggest-gold-buying-spree

http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/10/27/ubs-executive-sanctions-pain-on-russia-has-only-just-begun/

the proven method for fighting a depression: war.increases manufacturing, helps create ‘jobs,’ and solves overpopulation.

Putin Out His Hits (sung to the tune of some tune or other……..)

He was blue and wanted a new laneSo he thought he’d annex the UkraineWhile the world sitsPutin out his hits

He’s confused, he thinks that he’s Paul BunyanLonging for the dear ol’ Soviet Onion(Tons of funnin’!)

Putin likes his tanks in the UkraineGiving decent folks a migraineAnd the world sitsPutin out his hits

Don’t 2 of the sides have nearly unlimited nuclear power. Our only chance would be if both sides miss every time!

Until all U.S. troops, just like Russian ones, are out of Afghanistan, and our troops and CONTRACTORS are out of Iraq, we have no legitimate bitch about Putin and Ukraine.

Putin sucks. The Iranian theocracy sucks by our standards, well for those of us who recognize our Constitution DOES separate the state from church control. Egypt still sucks. Lots of countries suck. They aren’t us, so get over it.

Tom is using this story:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/12/research-climb-giant-siberian-sinkhole