Putin Could Invade Eastern Ukraine Any Day Now

What is plainly apparent now is that President Obama has not only turned his back in the nation of Israel these days, but has also turned his back on Saudi Arabia.  He's taking a gamble, I guess that the US will never be in economic dire straits and have to depend on Saudi oil.  The Saudis are mad at this President because of course of the Syria question where the President drew a red line and then let Syria cross it and did nothing.  Israel is unhappy with Obama for the same thing.  And of course both Israel and Saudi Arabia are concerned how the Iranian situation will develop, and how the nation of Iraq could and has turned Shiite and pro Iranian, and another powerful ally in the Mideast, when before the nation of Iraq served as a buffer between Iran and Arabia.  The other big issue where the Arabs mistrust the United States, is that we turned out back on Mubarec in Egypt, when he needed help maintaining hold on his government, but instead we backed the Moslem Brotherhood, or whatever it is they are calling themselves these days.  So It's a considerable come-down from the days of President Bush when the US and the Sahdis were best buddies.  It would seem to me that this President is playing a dangerous game turning both Israel and Saudi Arabia, as well as Egypt against us.  This whole topic was discussed at some length in Dr Levy's class Saturday morning.  Class attendance was better than last week and we were finally on a Saturday for the first time in three weeks.  We had a lengthly check-in though many did not talk long at all.  Others did.  Again we talked about current affirs and that Malaysian plane disappearance.  I am really tiring of that subject.  Chris Matthews had that as his topic- - for at least two segments (?) and I got bored.  I told Dr Levy I was really getting bored by the news I was watching these days.  Dr Levy told us about some Iranian ship that was carrying armed missiles for Syria to use against Israel in the Golan Heights.  Israel is alone now and I told Dr Levy and he eagerly agreed that “President Obama is making a major mistake on turning his back on Israel like that”.  Dr Levy is still concerned about the Nukes in Iran, and Israel may have to bomb Iran without our help.  And if they decide to go ahead I wish them God’s speed.  Arleen doesn’t take walks because she says her failing health won’t let her.  Zach was in the class today and was talking about Jesus and the End Times.  I told Zach that “It would take a major act of God for Israel to get out of her problems now and rule the world like the Bible says she will”.   Zach said “Well these days I’m more of an agnostic anyway”.  He like me must be a recovering Jesus Freak.  He kind of reminds me of myself 25 years ago when I arrived at that Apartment complex and I was like some uptight nerd.  Only his hair is straighter.  I had Melinda Lee on but only after 10:35.  She talked about how you can’t substitute “coconut sugar” in a cookie recipe because it could well leave your cookies too sweet while not performing the duties that granulated sugar performs in a baking recipe.  Melinda Lee says “My forte is cooking and not baking” and has talked about how an exact science that baking really is.

 Four Governor's we definitely want replaces with Democrats are Scott Walker, Chris Christie,  Michigan's Governor, and in Florida, the cherry on the genitalia of the redneck states we have to get Charlie Christ back in there.  People entertain pipe dreams about Texas turning blue this year.  I guess we need a few more years for the minorities to take over there.  I watched Meet the Press and during one segment I switched to the Ohio governor on FOX news.  This is one Republican governor who truly is not extreme right wing but has shown he has a little common sense.  He thinks of the poor in increasing deductions and tax credits, and also he did not turn down Medi-Cal or the equivalent from the Obama Administration.  He has also done ‘sensible” funding for infrastructure.  But for all of his boasting Ohio’s unemployment rate is still at 6.6% or just a tenth of a percent below the national average.  But I realize the hole that Ohio has come out of.  In terms of the Carter interview,  this was only after seven or eight minutes of straight commercials.  Carter broke with the President mainly on the Palestinian question.  Carter believes they deserve to be treated as equals, which is kind of a fo-pah in this country today.  If you don’t refer to the Palestinians as scum and vermin that deserve neither rights nor a place to live- - then you just aren’t “with it”.  But as we said-  and Carter broached in his books about apartite that “If Israel let everyone within the scope of their borders get an equal vote-  soon the Arab vote would out-balance the Jewish vote.  We have the same thing in this country where the Republicans see “Jewish” people as “The Whites” and the Palestinians as “those others”.  Carter expressed a lot of concern about the trampeling on the rights of women around the world.  And I think the President too needs to talk more about oppressed women in countries around the world.  As Thom Hartman said “This would be one of the best population controls.  And I would add additionally that instead of being knocked up all the time- - a society where women are educated and employed in personally fulfilling jobs- - this is better for society at large.

 In terms of my blog post of Friday the facts and opinions are borne well over these two days.  The situation with Putin threatening to invade Ukraine is even clearer and more apparent than it was Friday and the world at large is even less inclined to do anything about it.  Now Face the Nation is bringing up this whole “25 long years of Russian humiliation” thing that we never heard before that they were “humiliated” after the Berlin wall fell in 1989.  They are trying to replay the Versailles treaty or something.  Germany was not “entitled” then and Russia is not entitled now- and those who believe that are fools.  Romney is perfectly right in maintaining that Obama should have, as President, been able to anticipate to some degree, world events and as a leader act to shape them rather than act as a bewildered new freshman in College not knowing what’s going on.   But from my blogger point of view- - my numbers are collapsing anyhow and how many times can you say the same thing over and over?   And this idea of “Well we’re waiting to put on the Real sanctions till after Putin invades elsewhere in Ukraine, seems completely ass backwards.  The time when we should have been having ALL of these conversations, like Romney said, was back during the Olympics- - when everybody thought “Russia is up to - - something”.

I listened to Breakfast with the Beatles from the beginning.  There was a really good set of “nine songs” where it was claimed the vocal intro began before the rest of the band began playing.  There were more than the usual share of John songs today.  In terms of- - what we said about “Pink” - - I would like to pull a Putin on Pink and take back territory that we ceded to him last year.  The songs I’d like to take back from Pink are “Baby’s in Black” and “You’re Gona Lose that Girl” and “Ticket to Ride” and “The Word” and “Run for Your Life” and “Wait” and in a primarily instrumental capacity on “I’m Really Down” and like Putin don’t assume I’m done yet.  That’s just the opening course.  I think I want "Rain", too.  Whether than talk about “Punk” occupying Lennon so much, maybe we should have a conversation about me occupying “Pink” perhaps in a pre Floyd mode.  They played the rare studio version of “The Mess”.   I know on the Red Rose Speedway they slip in a bunch of extra tracks- - and the thing might be actually worth buying just for these.