Louts Aplenty

Our European Betters, what with their usual fine comportment and dignity... they have so much to teach us.

Ukrainian nationalists are extremely unhappy over what they see as increased Russian influence since the election of Viktor Yanukovych. They showed their displeasure today by engaging in a chaotic "debate" -- using smoke bombs and eggs -- in Ukraine's parliament over Russia's lease of a Black Sea naval base being extended until 2042.

That is, after a few years of their “wonder years” come with adult supervision.



Ah, the Mosh Pit of wise deliberation and debate, are nearly rising to the level of the level of parliamentary democracy, with its healing powers of conflict resolution, as one might find in Taiwan.