Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

What Does Russia Have in Common With the Average Central African Country?

Just like Gabon or Kenya or the Ivory Coast, the strongman who rules Russia allegedly has siphoned tens of billions of dollars into secret offshore accounts, enough so that Vladimir Putin may well be the richest man in Europe.

It is no secret that Russia is the most corrupt major power in the world. Joe Nocera of the NY Times recently wrote an article that said, in essence, that anyone who invested in Russia had better be prepared to have their investment stolen from them by force of law. If "a fool and his money are soon parted" is true, then anyone who invests in Russia is arguably a fool and it will be hard to muster any sympathy for them.

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