It seems everyone is po'd at Russia, even the condiment folks

At the National Mustard Museum in Middleton, WI (not my photo, comment for atribution.)

Good on Poland

 Good on my ancestral homeland.

Why are we just sitting still?

I don't understand why Washington is content to sit by and watch Russia engage in a clear war of expansionism in the Ukraine.

In case anyone missed the cover story on USA Today, Jews in the Ukraine have been told to register with the local government by pro-Russian forces. History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme . . .

 CNN.com is reporting that the U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting tonight about the situation in the Ukraine

Russia invades Ukraine

 While the media fawns over the admittedly sad - and literal - loss of a passenger jet, buried beneath that ever present headline is a moderately sized article that will tell you about Russian forces storming two Ukrainian naval bases, seizing that nation's sole submarine, and claiming the two bases as Russian territory. What does Washington say? "The White House reacted by urging Russia to open talks with the Ukrainian government." Ah, shades of 1938, no?

I'm Just Saying

I don't begrudge the forays into the Oscars or other routine b.s. - heck, I live for pop culture and gossip - but I would like it very much if you would take just a few minutes today to read up on what's going on in the Ukraine. 

The Russian military has entered that country and looks poised to occupy the Crimea. Putin has openly taunted the European Union when they objected, China is in "agreement" with the action, and the White House is offering up noisy but empty threats in return.

None of this is good, and it's something that deserves more attention than its been getting in the US. Please, pay attention.