Friends, the good news for Boris Johnson is that he'll be able to spend a lot more time with his comb from now on, so there's a good chance that he'll get that mop of flaxen hair under control. The bad news is that his own party has essentially ejected him from the premiership, and thus Britain will soon choose a new Conservative Prime Minister. We here at WaddyIsRight take no position on who should succeed Boris, or whether he needed succeeding in the first place, but we express our fervent wish that Britain and the British people will cleave to the ideals of liberty and limited government that used to be the strength of the Anglo-American political tradition. Moving to the pink-hued "center" of British politics will not save the Conservatives. Maintaining a steadfast commitment to conservative principles just might.
In other news, Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter is hanging by a thread, after Musk himself announced that the offer was withdrawn. The legal haggling (and perhaps the financial negotiations) may be just beginning. In any case, the deliverance that conservatives had hoped for and believed was at hand on Twitter looks like it might disappear like a wisp of smoke. I can't say I'm surprised. The forces that were arrayed in opposition to a liberty-minded social media platform were always immensely strong.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/elon-musk-terminates-twitter-acquisition
Putin is talking tough on Ukraine, claiming that Russia has only begun to fight, and that Ukraine had better cry uncle soon or else Russia might re-invest Kiev. Clearly, the momentum in the war has shifted, but this may be idle boasting on Putin's part. We'll see. One thing's for sure: the capacity of the Ukrainian people, and of the Russian people, for sacrifice is impressive, and wildly exceeds any such capacity demonstrated by the citizens of NATO countries thus far.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-donbas/2022/07/07/id/1077799/
Finally, control of the Senate hangs in the balance this November, and it could all come down to a marquee matchup between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock in Georgia. Who could have imagined that the Peach State would be choosing between two black men in a race for the U.S. Senate??? Only in America!
Dr.Waddy from Jack: Churchill (twice), Dame Thatcher and flop haired Boris: they saved England!
ReplyDeleteDr.Waddy from Jack: Putin is quoted "the West simply does not need a country like Russia." Ehh, what the hell could any power do about essential, existential Russia, pray? ! The comment was probably meant for Russian ears alone. Putin meant it to justify Russian outrage at Western support for Ukraine. Why does he not simply say: " Nato advanced to our borders and we had not the means to resist. But Ukraine? Read a map and our mutual history! CONVINCE us that Ukraine is barred from Nato membership and we will relent. But understand always, Ukraine in Nato is utterly, irredemably UNTHINKABLE for us. We beat the Nazi monster and we have nukes. Do you think you can drive us to the wall?! Think again. "(In noting this, I, Jack, mean no favorable comment on Russia's sadly traditional brutality in Ukraine. I mean only to suggest a Russian resolve which the West must regard!)
ReplyDeleteDr.Waddy from Jack: All who see Britain as the font of the Western civilization which has brought theretofore unknown well being to so many worldwide locations: let us hope that Johnson's successor carries on in support of that truth and in resistance to corrosive dreamy ideologies seeking to destroy it for its "imperfection". Rule Britannia! God save the Queen.
ReplyDeleteJack, I would think any assurances that Russia receives from the West, vis-a-vis Ukraine and NATO, would mean very little. NATO, apparently, can welcome new members in the blink of an eye, if it feels like it, and if circumstances are favorable (look at Finland and Sweden). Now, if Ukraine itself forswore NATO membership, that might mean something more. If I were Putin, though, I wouldn't trust the leadership of the West or the current leadership of Ukraine one bit. I would settle for nothing short of "regime change", because anything less is likely to achieve just a pause in the fighting, rather than a resolution that could stick. Of course, there's an argument to be made that a pro-Russian administration in Ukraine won't stick either, because the Ukrainian people will never accept it. I bet they said that in 1918 and 1945 too, mind you.
ReplyDeleteDr.Waddy from Jack : Well, there's a good point!Ukraine has suffered much regime change (with all the regular hurly burly that generates in a lawful civilization being arbitrarily blocked!). What now??!!
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