The economy: how fucked are we?

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

I wouldn't be putting quotes around power when you are referring to Putin

Actually, a funny comment I read the other day... the Russian Navy sent a warship and a couple of support vessels to wargames type deal in the Caribbean... and one of the boats was a tug so they could haul the warship into port when it has problems, which is apparently often enough to merit sending a tug along to start with.

Like the russia of old, they have lots of bully power, but much of what is behind it is half asses and as dangerous to them as it is to anyone else.