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The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Michael Anton on the Ukraine Crisis

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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.

Host:
Steve Hayward
Guests:
"Lucretia"MAMichael Anton

Discussion (14)

  • ToryWarWriter@ToryWarWriter

    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.

  • Boney Cole@BoneyCole

    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!

  • Bishop Wash@BishopWash

    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?

  • MiMac@MiMac
    the Priest's lent story is much like the infamous Pazzi conspiracy-an attempt to murder Lorenzo de Medici and his brother at mass-supposedly a corrupt Cardinal tried to hire a professional hitman to kill the Medici at mass during the consecration while the body of the Lord was held aloft- but the hitman refused stating that to kill in the presence of Christ would surely lead to his eternal condemnation-his faith exceeded that of the corrupt Cardinal.
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