With all due respect, neither the comments made recently by fratboydoesgood nor by jc_of_politics have been particularly helpful in defusing the current crisis in Georgia. Frankly, I'm not at all sure what my dear friend George was going on about (he seems to think Russian warships are steaming toward the United States even now), and as for Silvio ... well, let's just say ( Read more... )

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When I had my aides analyze every word of every speech Vladimir Putin had made over ze past two years in an attempt to discover any clues to his secret invasion plan, none of us ever zought for even a moment zat he would invade France through ze stronghold of NiceI suppose zat shows just how devious Russians are. If you zink about it, zat shouldn' ( Read more... )

The international election monitors won't be coming to Russia this year like they normally do whenever we have an election. Well, who needs them? Russia isn't some third-world country with a people that's just gotten out of the gulags! We don't need anyone's seal of approval on what we do in our own country. Hear that, George? No messing about ( Read more... )

So, Vladimiro, you had a birthday yesterday. Were there any interesting gifts this year? *frowns* I did see people were sending you roses.... Actually, I was trying to think what I might get you in memory of our old friendship, but then I thought that the only thing you'd want from me is something I refuse to give away. So, amico mio, you'll ( Read more... )

Gosh darn it, Pootie-Poot, I missed your birthday yesterday! I sure hope it was a happy one. I don't know why I forgot; can't for the life of me remember what I had for breakfast this morning, if you know what I mean. (Laura, bless her heart, writes little notes like "Oval Office" and sticks them all over the White House so I won't get lost. ( Read more... )

Protocol requires this, so let me offer you congratulations on your birthday.  I know it must have been rather dull this year, with no murdered journalists wrapped up in ribbon all for you, but I hope there were other compensations ( Read more... )

Not exactly starting off on the right foot, are we Mr. Brown? Funny how now you want us to change our constitution...

This special report comes to you from on-the-ground sources - haven't you ever wondered what it is that the G8 leaders are saying amongst themselves during these conferences? Well wonder no more! This world_affairs exclusive reveals all!


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Emphasis on the small... nice poofy hair, Nico.


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