tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post816095794728638010..comments2023-11-05T13:07:03.784+02:00Comments on foreign notes: Yulka and Yush needling one another - as usualScott W. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047386631227542689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-18969458801970489952008-01-05T14:59:00.000+02:002008-01-05T14:59:00.000+02:00dlw - but who would you hope to see and pray inste...dlw - but who would you hope to see and pray instead?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-40374648565662367792008-01-04T21:54:00.000+02:002008-01-04T21:54:00.000+02:00Let's hope and pray that the Prez sees the writing...Let's hope and pray that the Prez sees the writing on the wall and doesn't run for the office again. <BR/><BR/>He's already made history simply by winning in the first place and fostering some slow but sure changes in Ukrainian political culture. <BR/><BR/>dlwDLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709279441985086959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-5378784472336194062008-01-04T16:03:00.000+02:002008-01-04T16:03:00.000+02:00Enough already!Will all you little children get al...Enough already!<BR/>Will all you little children get along.<BR/><BR/>This is so embarrassing, sometimes makes me ashamed to say I'm Ukrainian.Oresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075817444426765280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-44613842388160867392008-01-04T13:06:00.000+02:002008-01-04T13:06:00.000+02:00I agree it's in his best interest to leave her as ...I agree it's in his best interest to leave her as long as possible - but look what happened last time in 2005 - instead of making a list of some items that could be accomplished even without a majority in Parliament, using the head of steam gathered in the revolution, Yush disappeared on a Grand Tour and Tym proceeded to cause material and general economic crises to which Yush only intervened belatedly. By Sept 20-05 the economy was falling, Yush brought in a very competant economic manager and the economy recovered. However Tym used her opposition status to wonderful effect especially on the gas deal and the farce over the orange coalition of 2006. Yanuk and Moroz by trying to kill off (metahphorically speaking this time) Yush forced him to co-operate with Tym. Now the cycle starts again -already a dubious economic budget with a big deficit even with very optiimistic assumptions - what happens if the economy gets really bad what will it do to support for both Tym and Yush? Yanuk may be down but not out yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-37451279331763822972008-01-04T06:23:00.000+02:002008-01-04T06:23:00.000+02:00I have never understood why the Pres. did not get ...I have never understood why the Pres. did not get a speech person to help him gain some zip in his presentation. While PM Tymoshenko has been REALLY accepting of all the curve-balls that have been thrown at her, but she can afford to be. Yushchenko's best option is to accept that he will not be voted Pres. again and to work from there focusing on the top priorities he wants to work on. The only person who is capable of making Tymoshenko look bad is herself and it is in his best interest for her to remain as PM for as long as possible while it is in her interest that he fires her. Unfortunately the Pres. has a bad temper and she is putting the slow burn on him. (My money is that Tymoshenko will get him to explode before she does.)<BR/><BR/>Sigh. Does make you wonder while all these games are going on - who is looking out for the nation's interests?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com