"It is my deep belief that the most bitter disappointments usually result from excessive expectations."
–Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, on potential relations between his nation and the United States under newly inaugurated President Barack Obama
*I wonder if the #1 siloviki espiocrat there could actually *stop wars* by turning off natural-gas pipes. Maybe he could revive the European capitalist economy through the unilateral "shock therapy" of turning off all the fuel for six months, and then suddenly turning it back on.
*I think maybe he's at a mild disadvantage now because Lyudmila, the mother of the Putin children, doesn't dress to the nines, unlike Carla "Jackie" Bruni and Michelle "Jackie" Obama. That crisis oughta be easy enough to fix: a little yoga, some trips to the dojo, maybe some acoustic guitar lessons and the missus is good to go for MMIX A.D.
