For all the blood and treasure shed since 9/11, we seem no closer to figuring out how to stop terrorist attacks against the West – and in some ways we seem farther away than ever. The other difference between then and now is that Americans can’t even discuss the problem without yelling past each other.
- How Orlando divides America, TheGlobeAndMail.com, June 13, 2016.
3. I fear that not everyone is quite sold on the idea of Vladimir Putin as America’s bosom buddy.
President-elect Donald Trump, however, appears happy to grab a place in Putin's posse.
“Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only ‘stupid’ people, or fools, would think that it is bad!” he tweeted on Saturday morning.
I’m not sure what the difference is between “stupid” people and fools. Are “stupid” people not really stupid but just acting it? But we talk about acting the fool, not acting the stupid. I remain confused.
Trump, though, isn’t confused at all. He said in another tweet that he believes Russia will respect America far more when he’s president. Indeed, the US can be the Fred and Ginger of the political world, holding firm and tripping the light fantastic.
“Both countries will, perhaps, work together to solve some of the many great and pressing problems and issues of the WORLD!” he added in another tweet.
Perhaps. And perhaps Haagen-Dazs’s next ice cream flavor will be coal ’n’ curry, Tiger Woods will quarterback the New England Patriots, and Russia will find a way to turn rainwater into vodka.
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