{"id":384705,"date":"2021-12-23T01:50:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T22:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/putins-excellent-ukraine-crisis-and-other-commentary\/"},"modified":"2021-12-23T01:50:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T22:50:18","slug":"putins-excellent-ukraine-crisis-and-other-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-excellent-ukraine-crisis-and-other-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#Putin\u2019s excellent Ukraine crisis and other commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Putin\u2019s excellent Ukraine crisis and other commentary<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/putin-nato_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Foreign desk: Vlad\u2019s Excellent Ukraine Crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVladimir Putin is having a good crisis in Ukraine,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/crisis-in-ukraine-is-a-winner-for-putin-vladimir-russia-troops-border-india-biden-invasion-sanctions-11639432837?mod=opinion_featst_pos1\">Walter Russell Mead notes at The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. \u201cUkraine is popular issue in Russia,\u201d and the standoff \u201cis making Russia feel great again,\u201d as many are \u201cnostalgic for the old days of the empire,\u201d to which Ukraine was \u201cintegral.\u201d Plus, the confrontation \u201cdivides American opinion even as it unites Russians.\u201d Putin has more \u201cangles to play,\u201d too, as \u201cIndia\u2019s relationship with Russia, boosted by Indian dismay over the hasty American withdrawal from Afghanistan, is a significant problem for Washington\u2019s Indo-Pacific policy.\u201d So it\u2019s been \u201call gain\u201d for Putin so far. But now, will he let \u201cthe crisis cool quietly\u201d or \u201ccontinue to turn up the temperature?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liberal: Joe\u2019s Economic Ratings Below Jimmy\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While President Biden\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval rating is down on a slew of issues, his difficulties are perhaps most noticeable on the economy,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/12\/21\/politics\/joe-biden-jimmy-carter-economic-ratings\/index.html\">observes CNN\u2019s Harry Enten<\/a>: He \u201cnow sports the lowest net economic rating of any president at this point through their first term since at least Jimmy Carter in 1977.\u201d Inflation, in particular, is hurting him: \u201cJust 28% of Americans approved of the job he is doing to handle inflation in a recent ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\/Ipsos poll,\u201d even \u201cas more voters said they were concerned about inflation than any other issue.\u201d And only 22 percent \u201csaid the Biden administration efforts to get inflation and rising prices under control were helping.\u201d Ouch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Libertarian: Biden\u2019s Useless Car Chargers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of its recently passed infrastructure bill, the Biden administration plans to spend $7.5 billion building 500,000 chargers for electric vehicles,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2021\/12\/21\/biden-to-spend-7-5-billion-on-chargers-that-electric-car-owners-likely-wont-use\/\">says Reason\u2019s Joe Lancaster<\/a>. But two barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles remain: cost and range. \u201cOnly five varieties of electric vehicles\u201d now have \u201ca range of more than 350 miles per charge, and none of them retail for a base price of less than $47,000.\u201d \u201cConveniently placed vehicle chargers could mitigate the range issue,\u201d but the Bidenites will probably purchase slow-working Level 2 chargers. But people won\u2019t to switch to electric cars unless they function like gas-powered cars. \u201cSpending billions on chargers that take an entire afternoon to charge a vehicle is not the way to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conservative: Big Grocery? Seriously, Liz?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2021\/12\/big-grocery-seriously.php\">Powerline\u2019s John Hinderaker mocks<\/a> Sen. Elizabeth Warren\u2019s latest fits of performative populism: \u201cFirst she accused Elon Musk of being a tax freeloader, just before he disclosed that he will pay $11 billion in taxes this year,\u201d a US record. Then \u201cshe blamed skyrocketing food prices on \u2018Big Grocery\u2019 \u201d by tweeting that \u201cgiant grocery store chains force high food prices.\u201d Notes Hinderaker notes: \u201cThe grocery store business is notoriously competitive and relatively unprofitable.\u201d Yet Dems keep insisting that \u201cwe have suddenly been beset by a plethora of capitalist conspiracies,\u201d from \u201cBig Oil . . . exploding gasoline prices\u201d to automakers causing higher prices and now this \u2014 implying it\u2019s mere \u201ccoincidence\u201d that the conspiracies came amid \u201cthe Biden administration\u2019s wild money-printing and spending spree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the right: Dems Grow More Dangerous<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats appear to be slipping further into their own delusions\u201d after Sen. Joe Manchin killed Build Back Better, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unherd.com\/2021\/12\/the-democrats-are-more-dangerous-than-ever\/\">warns Oliver Wiseman at Unherd<\/a>. \u201cCalls for changes to the rules governing America\u2019s system of government\u201d are rising, with AOC wanting to \u201ccrack down\u201d on the \u201cvery privileged, very entitled and very protected\u201d Senate and Sen. Chuck Schumer pivoting to push \u201ca bill that would overhaul US voting laws.\u201d It\u2019s not just that \u201cyou\u2019re more likely to complain about the quality of the refereeing when you\u2019re losing.\u201d Without \u201cthe unpopularity of Donald Trump\u201d to run against, \u201cit is far from clear they can put together a coalition of voters broad enough to hold on to both chambers of Congress.\u201d Hence the \u201creturn to something they can all agree on: the wickedness of the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Compiled by The Post Editorial Board<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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