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Fundraiser Tonight, Snow Tomorrow
Mar. 11th, 2014 09:27 amI am in charge of our annual fundraiser at Carriage Greens in lovely downtown Darien. (Come on down - $30 a head to sample food from 10 restaurants.) I will, thusly, be busy tonight. Tonight it's also supposed to snow, which will undoubtedly make tomorrow's commute interesting. So, in the calm before the storm, two thoughts:
Ukraine
Like this fellow says: The revolution in Ukraine was a Ukrainian revolution, one completely separate from the United States. It is the worst kind of national self-centeredness to focus on our actions in this situation. The US was and is a bystander, whose actions were largely irrelevant. That irrelevancy includes what happened afterwards, notably the Russian intervention. If America had guessed ahead of time what was about to happen, it would have likely made no difference. It’s a not a major foreign policy miscalculation, despite Walt, when we have no ability, before or after, to influence events in any substantial way.
Wednesday
My sister is in town, and so we're going out to dinner Wednesday. One of my friends recommended a fish place. My sister reminded me that she lives in Southern California and can get all the fish she wants. So steak it is.
Ukraine
Like this fellow says: The revolution in Ukraine was a Ukrainian revolution, one completely separate from the United States. It is the worst kind of national self-centeredness to focus on our actions in this situation. The US was and is a bystander, whose actions were largely irrelevant. That irrelevancy includes what happened afterwards, notably the Russian intervention. If America had guessed ahead of time what was about to happen, it would have likely made no difference. It’s a not a major foreign policy miscalculation, despite Walt, when we have no ability, before or after, to influence events in any substantial way.
Wednesday
My sister is in town, and so we're going out to dinner Wednesday. One of my friends recommended a fish place. My sister reminded me that she lives in Southern California and can get all the fish she wants. So steak it is.
