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The Ukraine crisis isn't going away, and with recriminations on all sides making the rounds here at home, it seemed propitious to check in with Michael Anton, who, among other things, served on the National Security Council in two administrations. To say Michael is not happy with the state of play here at home is an understatement, and Lucretia and I fully join in.
It doesn't take long for us to wander on to other territory, settling on the terminal confusion and weakness of the Republican Party establishment. But what else is new?
This first Happy Hour of Lent, however, finds two of us without whisky during this episode, though I am petitioning to have this podcast be declared an official Feast Day event, so that we can exempt future tapings from the rigors of piety.
Exit music this week is "Fool's Overture" from Supertramp, with lyrics that are a close enough fit for our perilous moment.
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It’s good to know that the grownups are in charge.
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I enjoyed this podcast. Its the first time I have seen any podcast on Ricochet to give a real response to the crisis without all the Ukrainian triumphalism that pervades on so many others here.
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Just had to stop, before the podcast continued, and go to YouTube to hear the entire version of Whiskey by Street Corner Thieves. Downed three shots of Old Crow. Now ready to go blow up tanks in Ukraine, despite anything Michael Anton says!
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In regards to Germany, I saw a fun joke this week. Germany: Let me get this straight. You want me to rearm, roll through Poland, and potentially attack Russia. Can we get this in writing for later?
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