First of all, a thank you to all who have been posting here at R.F.’s wonderful blog — it has been a pleasure and a deep education reading all of your comments (also a lot of fun — you’ve had me laughing out loud quite a bit too with your particular brand of Belmontian tart wit). I’ve been more than content to just read along, but this morning I would like to add a small comment if I may.
It’s about something someone said in one of the older threads (sorry, I can’t remember who it was after reading hundreds of comments here), and I hope Richard will not mind this somewhat tangential comment given the current topic, but it is about linkage of a sort. Someone made a “what if” post: what if Obama were to turn up in Moscow, whisper a few sweet nothings in Putin’s ear, and magically the Russian tanks would pack up and go home. That would surely show that He is The One. It would certainly be a big boost to The Obam’s flagging campaign. Not a bad kick-off for the Demo shindig in Denver either…..
Well, my wee brain must have been turning this idea over as I slept last night, because I awoke this morning thinking about it, and thinking of the golden thread that runs through it. Who was instrumental in supporting the campaign of Saakashvili for President of Georgia ? Who is the primo supporter and financial backer of Obama? Who has admitted to being more than a little messianic himself? Who would do anything to help Obama’s faltering campaign? Who knows Putin well (though I don’t know much about their connection)? Who is also getting on in years, so that The Obam might be his last, best chance to effect the regime change he craves for America? One guy: George Soros.
Is this anything more than my poor old brain being loopy in my sleep? Dunno. But it will be interesting to see whether The Obam turns up for a confab with Volodya, and what might come of it.