The once and future Czar

Perhaps this is the beginning of the time of testing that Biden so notably proclaimed. The only way to deal with Putin is to trust him like you'd trust a venomous cobra, and Obama appears, at least from previous statements, to be all about showing some cobra-love.

But we shall see...

In other news, we mourn the passing of Crichton. Whether or not you enjoy his works, you must acknowledge the genius of the man, and his accomplishments. Had he only written State of Fear, he would have been worthy of celebration...