Boston Globe cartoon, ironic statement:

[George II]

[Cha]

1. K&R!

[George II]

4. Thanks. I found the comment "...pines for Vladimir Putin" particularly poignant!

[Cha]

5. KICK!

[GoCubsGo]

2. I don't know of a single Democrat who has a crush on Ted Cruz.

A lot of us will acknowledege that his convention speech took a lot of guts, and we give him props for it. But, that sure as hell does not equate to a "crush."

And, Trump and a lot of the GOP minions have been pining for Pooty Poot for years now.

[peggysue2]

3. Putin Love

I've never understood this Putin love and/or reliance on RT's news feed, a Russian/Putin propaganda tool. Trump has taken Putin love to a whole new level. Manafort's political machinations in Ukraine, the GOP's platform changes to reflect this pro-Russian slant is nothing short of horrifying. As the US media jumps on the DNC hacked emails, the real story is a Republican candidate for President who has his eye on financial gains inside despotic circles.

Gary Kasparov's reaction to Trump's speech last week was a case in point. He tweeted something to the effect that he had heard the speech many times before. Trust me, he said, it doesn't sound any better in Russian.

If we want to be afraid, this is something that should produce real horror.