This post is made of win. Too bad there's nothing funny about any of the rest of it.

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Careful there, all the Obama supporters said McCain was senile and reliving the Cold War when he mentioned this same thing a few weeks ago.

Personally, I can't wait to see what happens to the first country in our new age of imperialism that tries to set up a trading colony in southern China.

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Well, this Obama supporter thinks that McCain is senile but not for that. It's been obvious for many years that Putin is Stalin-lite.

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Pretty much. I just like to laugh when people get called on their on BS. Kinda like McCain's campaign manager getting called on their ads about Obama's tax cut plan by Faux News of all places.

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Buh-buh-but Our Only President looked into his soul! Are you questioning Bush's soul-seeing? Why do you hate America so much?

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The difference is that I have a much smaller chance of setting American foreign policy at this time next year, so I can afford to be a wiseass about it. But if I were in charge, the first thing I'd have to look at is our trade policies. I don't know about y'all, but I've been much happier with every product I've bought from France [*] than any product I've bought from China.

* DISCLAIMER: I have never owned a Renault or a Pugeot.

In the 21st century, I don't think we need to worry about any country setting up trading posts in China. Corporations, now, that's another story.

I'm really looking forward to 2120, when there's a big ceremony marking the handover of Zhenzen from Wal-Mart to China. Of course, by that time I'll just be a head in a jar mounted on a cyborg body, and I'll still be waiting for my flying car.

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I am reminded of that Simpson's episode where Homer is in a submarine and nearly triggers World War III, and Russia suddenly reveals that the Soviet Union has just been in hiding all this time.

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If the USSR popped back up, obviously the worst thing about it would be the return of the imminent threat of nuclear apocalypse. But a close second would be the deafening howls of "I TOLD YOU SO!!!1!!" from the conspiracy nuts.

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I read this morning that that McCain said they are NOT returning to the Soviet ways but are returning to the Tsarist ways...

Obviously he is a historical genius who understands the subtle difference between the different dictatorships. or he is talking out of his ass and thinks Stalin was a Tsar.

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He's correct. They're trying to re-absorb former provinces of Imperial Russia. He's likely quoting (though probably not crediting) one of the several historians that NPR has featured in the past several days.

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Aggressive toward its neighbors? Check.
Has oil? Check.
Has weapons of mass destruction? Check.
Drew up plans to kill George H.W. Bush at some point? Probably.

Russia hits all the high points on the George W Bush war checklist. We might squeeze in another quagmire before January, after all.

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Possibly but I hope not. I think they'd be a lot more effective by threatening Russia out of the G8 in any case.

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quoting, yes he likely is

understanding the history, not so likely

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<GWB>Wait a sec. I thought tsars was that chinese flu bug and a commissar was like a cafeteria. Which ones are the guys in the furry hats?

Screw it. Let's just call 'em all "evildoers." It's less confusing that way.</GWB>

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Last New Year's I saw a TV commercial about Yakoff Smirnoff doing two, TWO, New Year's Eve shows in Effingham, IL. There's a truckstop in Effingham (I-57 and I-70 cross there) and maybe the fairgrounds. That's it. Talk about the 80's being over for him.

"In Soviet Union, government army burns down Georgia."

Oh, wait, nvm.

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May I take this to metaquotes?

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Feel free. I hadn't seen it until just now.

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(Arriving via Metaquotes)
I have to laugh because I thought the same thing this morning. "What is this, the seventies? Didn't I see this movie already?"

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