I had understood that Merkel and Putin got along well.

She was raised in the former East Germany, where Putin had spent much time while in the KGB.
He speaks fluent German, and I believe she speaks Russian.

But I realize the times they are a'changing.
I think Merkel's biggest challenge is her growing unpopularity among German citizens, who are increasingly objecting to the large influx of refugees from the Mideast and the influence the refugees are having on Germany's traditional way of life.

And it's more than possible that Russia will now try to grease the route to her removal in the coming German elections, if Russia considers that to be in Russia's interest.

You may be correct. But it sure feels good, without doing real harm to the

inventory.
It may also be silly for me to boycott the Koch-owned paper goods -toilet paper, napkins, paper towels, but that's my small finger in the eye to the Bircher billionaires.

Ha! I turned one backwards today for the first time!

I'm not a confrontational person and don't talk or argue politics much.
But I loved this little piece of activism I took part in today.

Wasn't it great to see video of the Russian plane filled with the expellees

taking off?
I loved it!

The eyes - they appear reptilian to me.

Visualize a turtle or snake, where the lower as well as the upper lid moves to squint or meet in the middle.

He had this private security along with Secret Service during the primaries and general election.

How did it work?
Were there known problems?
Who was subservient to whom?
Of course, in the White House, there are many more full-time White House employees to engage with, and who will have to interact on a regular basis with the private security forces.
The private security would have to get security clearance from the Secret Service, I presume.

Wasn't it D. Jr. that was called retard by his father? nt

Perhaps a CT R is quite different from the average US R. nt

She should speak to the prescriber - presumably a physician- about her concerns,

especially if she has already been prescribed the meds.

They sometimes have sample of the meds to give patients, although most pysch meds are considered controlled substances and perhaps cannot be just given out arbitrarily, even by doctors.

She could also speak with the pharmacist delivering the meds, asking to be informed in advance of any coming changes in availability for herself.

Hit "reply" on his computer instead of "forward".

May be it's time to give up the computer keyboard, Carl.