That’s from the meteor that hit over in the Urals; didn’t kill anybody – but that’s thanks to the laws of physics, and possibly your benevolent supernatural entity or entities of choice. It’s for damned sure we couldn’t have stopped the sucker if it had happened to be on an intercept course with, say, Kiev.
Moe Lane
PS: The universe is full of rocks that could wreck our whole day. We are ‘safe’ largely because of the laws of probability… which is to say, we’re not safe at all.
Their reasoning is sound: if India, the PRC, and the USA aren’t stupid enough to sign off on bad science by reducing their energy production*, why should Russia? …Particularly since Canada’s off of the reservation. Not to mention (potentially) various Russian satellite states. And… well, do we need more examples, really?
Via Instapundit.
Moe Lane
*Excuse me: ‘reducing their carbon emissions.’ Mustn’t offend Greenie religious taboo, of course.
“This” being, well, this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP3I8THfikI
But for once a YouTube comment explains it all:
A common situation, they are fleeing from a drunk bear.
…I have decided that this will be the answer. They are fleeing from a drunk bear. No further explanation is needed, or indeed desired. So mote it be!
Via @bdomenech.
I mean, I personally love the Citizens United case. Aside from liking free speech, it seems to be a positive spur to creativity. Check out this latest spy spoof from American Crossroads, with Barack Obama starring as the almost-urbane secret agent trying to fumble-finger the rest of us into giving up our missile defense plans:
For the record: no, really, Vladimir Putin really does go parading around shirtless, and on a horse. (shrug) It apparently plays well in Russia. As does planning to give away the store on missile defense; which should cheer up the President. At least the notion is popular somewhere…
Moe Lane (crosspost)
Not hand-colored, either:
…at least, if I’m reading this right. There are a lot more photos at that link; it’s fascinating, even if you aren’t into Russian history (which I am not especially). David Thompson often has interesting links like these: you should check out his site.
“I do not think that ‘top-rock’ or ‘down-rock’ breakdance technique is compatible with alcohol or drugs,” Putin told cheering hip-hoppers who responded with chants of “Respect, Vladimir Vladimirovich”.
No, that’s not really taken out of context: Putin went to hang with Russian rappers. I think that I’ve mentioned before that the man really needs to get cracking with discovering that he’s actually descended from the Princess Anastasia?
Moe Lane
I’m having difficulty working it out. Is it because:
…or should I just embrace the healing power of ‘and?’
Moe Lane
Crossposted to RedState.
This post written after I finished wiping coffee off of the monitor.
[UPDATE]: Welcome, Instapundit readers. Check out the haunting of the bear’s papery eyes (original link here).
God, I miss the days of the Bush administration, when we didn’t do things like this.
Referring to the long history of Russia-U.S. trade stretching back more than two centuries, Obama told an audience of business people in Moscow:
“Along the way, you gave us a pretty good deal on Alaska. Thank you.”
Contra Reuters, this was not a “pointed quip” (as Ed Morrissey notes, it only works as one if you assume that the President wanted to insult his hosts): it was a “somebody didn’t read the briefing materials (particularly the bits about Vladimir Zhirinovsky) gaffe.” What’s next? Thanking the Chinese for their involuntary help with training up our Navy during the Boxer Rebellion? That should go over well: they’re even touchier about their history than the Russians are.
And I actively dread thinking about what the current President is going to say, the next time that he visits Japan.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to RedState.
It’s one heck of a Kinsley Gaffe, to be sure. But accidentally admitting who really runs Russia?
“I suspect when I speak to President..eh.. Prime Minister Putin tomorrow, he will say the same thing.”
That’s just him saying what we all know. I have yet to grasp why Putin hasn’t just gone ahead and found that evidence that he’s actually the son of the Princess Anastasia
With a spoon.
Crossposted to RedState.
