Ukrainian Parliament Erupts Over Russian Naval Base

    I have some serious commentary on Russia, Ukraine and their naval base agreement, but honestly I just wanted an excuse to post this video. I haven’t yet decided whether this is awesome or sad, but it is pretty funny: I watched this video a few times just to study the nonchalant faces, as if this happens all the time. Getting egged on the floor of | Read More »

    The End of the Orange Revolution?

    As the world outside of Barack Obama’s self-absorbed bubble turns: Polls show former communist apparatchik Viktor Yanukovych holding a slim lead over Yulia Tymoshenko in the Ukraine presidential election. Yankukovych is a bad guy, like he could be cast as a villain in a James Bond movie type of bad guy. The former convict, thug and accused rapist is the Kremlin’s lapdog and has no | Read More »