Category: Foreign Policy

Representative Glenn Grothman (R WI)! Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to revoke Russia’s favored trading partner status with the United States. It was nearly unanimous with the final vote of 424 to 8. Eight Representatives who couldn’t find it in themselves to vote in favor of Democracy. Eight…

A week or so ago, Senator Lindsey Graham (R SC) suggested that someone in the ruling elite of Russia should assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the time something in the back of my mind triggered a response that said, is this a violation of the Geneva Convention? Well, I…

This isn’t an original post but key points from a Washington Post article titled: Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about. If this is behind a paywall and you can’t see it, let me know and I’ll fill in more detail. But in the…

I assume he was referring to the Ukrainian Army but I suggest that the Russian Army should take note of the request…they can probably end the war more quickly by action in Moscow than Kyiv.

just sayin’

from social media. leaving off name attributes to protect the innocent

One of the points that Russian President Vladimir Putin was supposedly concerned about was the spread of NATO to nations that border Russia. Besides his desire to re-acquire the Soviet empire, he says that he feels that NATO is a threat to Russian independence. You may parse those sentiments anyway…

President Vladimir Putin of Russia met with President Emmanuel Macron of France on Monday, in an accelerating push for diplomacy amid mounting Western fears that Russia could attack neighboring Ukraine in the coming weeks. NY Times via Twitter

Even in Rust Belt! The Wisconsin jobless rate fell to a record low of 2.8% in December Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to a record low 2.8% in December, the state Department of Workforce Development said Thursday. It edged downward from 3% in November, the previous state record. Dennis Winters, chief…