tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post6095298557328212246..comments2023-09-17T10:57:35.535+03:00Comments on Ukrainiana: Yushchenko Blames Tymoshenko, Urges 'Realistic' Budget AmendmentsTarashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18139892487573795049noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-71678979024052468562009-02-09T20:06:00.000+02:002009-02-09T20:06:00.000+02:00Good question, Veronica! You reminded me of how I ...Good question, Veronica! <BR/><BR/>You reminded me of how I participated in the blog chorus to dissuade you from voting "against all" in the September 2007 parliamentary election. (I did the back vocals, using the soft-sell strategy:)<BR/><BR/>In the end, you and I voted for Tymoshenko, the face of the BYuT brand, right? <BR/><BR/>Some 16 months have passed since then. I now don't feel as optimistic about her leadership potential as I did in fall 2007. <BR/><BR/>I don’t see any of the breakthroughs she promised. All I see is blinders. <BR/><BR/>I really trusted her to kick Chernovetsky’s ass, but she and Klychko blew that mayoral election last May. I therefore stand corrected for my Tymo-optimism.<BR/><BR/>The only way I can vote for her in 2010 is if she opposes Yanukovych in the runoff. <BR/><BR/>That would be a remake of my vote for Kuchma in the November 1999 runoff, when Kuchma ran against Symonenko of the Communist Party. I don't feel good about the prospect of reinventing this kind of "vote for the lesser evil" election. <BR/><BR/>I once viewed Yatsenyuk as the new kid on the block. He now looks like another Pabat to me. <BR/><BR/>As a voter, I’m looking for a president capable of leading Ukraine toward a European future before I reach retirement age. When I look at the current pool of candidates, I don’t see anyone like that. <BR/><BR/>Maybe the pool will change. We’re in the middle of a stormy season and we still have a year to go.Tarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139892487573795049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-17436954541721296702009-02-09T01:10:00.000+02:002009-02-09T01:10:00.000+02:00Taras, who do you pin your hopes on now? Is there ...Taras, who do you pin your hopes on now? Is there anyone left at all? Do you think someone more or less adequate will emerge by the end of the year?Nikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099350018481469839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-47291150760866051912009-02-03T14:30:00.000+02:002009-02-03T14:30:00.000+02:00Photogenic or not, she's no longer my pin-up girl,...Photogenic or not, she's no longer my pin-up girl, and neither is Yushchenko, much less Yanukovych:)<BR/><BR/>As far as I can see, some Tymo fans are trying to prove her immaculateness by casting her critics as sexually frustrated. <BR/><BR/>Well, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones.<BR/><BR/>When I think of her <A HREF="http://tabloid.pravda.com.ua/scandal/471e041ea22d8/" REL="nofollow">widely rumored love affair with Shufyrch</A>, I think the <A HREF="http://tabloid.pravda.com.ua/scandal/471e046bca2b0//" REL="nofollow">frustration must have been all hers</A>:)Tarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139892487573795049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-83318796796294641452009-02-03T06:20:00.000+02:002009-02-03T06:20:00.000+02:00Ukrainian Pravda has Tymoshenko's reply.What's rea...Ukrainian Pravda has Tymoshenko's reply.<BR/><BR/>What's really interesting is that there are now over 1,000 comments - and counting.<BR/><BR/>And - Ukrainian Pravda has changed the photo that they originally used with the article. It was slightly unflattering. The current photo is a bit more photogenic.<BR/><BR/>Some very, very interesting comments.<BR/><BR/>http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2009/1/30/88837.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-60242101476089159532009-02-02T15:17:00.000+02:002009-02-02T15:17:00.000+02:00You’ve expanded my horizons once again! Guess who ...You’ve expanded my horizons once again! <BR/><BR/>Guess who wrote the award-winning novel <I><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club" REL="nofollow">Fight Club</A></I>? An American whose second name sounds <I>very</I> Ukrainian: <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Palahniuk" REL="nofollow">Palahniuk</A>:)<BR/><BR/>As for the pipeline trick you mentioned, I had referred to it as “<A HREF="http://tap-the-talent.blogspot.com/2009/01/russia-strikes-ukraine-with-surgical.html" REL="nofollow">surgical gas supplies</A>.”Tarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139892487573795049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-40350617168737309932009-01-31T18:08:00.000+02:002009-01-31T18:08:00.000+02:00This is a bit off-topic, but I think it's well wor...This is a bit off-topic, but I think it's well worth it.<BR/><BR/>And may I suggest re-posting it in full on your blog.<BR/><BR/>If you want to see an absolutely excellent explanation of how the rashans tried to trick Europe into believing that Ukraine was not capable of transiting gas, go to the link below. The English is a little rough, but very understandable.<BR/><BR/>This guy knows what he is talking about.<BR/><BR/>Recall that Ukraine's pipeline had been used for years to transit gas through to Europe.<BR/><BR/>After rasha cut off the gas, the Kremlin/Gazprom decided to send a "test" volume - a very low amount. Why a "test" was necessary is, of course, anyone's guess - except that in roosha, they knew full well the trick they were about to play.<BR/><BR/>It is a fascinating read.<BR/><BR/>http://ua-ru-news.blogspot.com/2009/01/gazproms-cat-and-mouse-transit-games.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19297350.post-70254379044866903702009-01-31T17:40:00.000+02:002009-01-31T17:40:00.000+02:00This is worse than the Ultimate Fight Club.At leas...This is worse than the Ultimate Fight Club.<BR/><BR/>At least in the UFC, they have some semblance of rules.<BR/><BR/>The gloves are off, and it's all-out war between Yushchenko and Tymoshenko.<BR/><BR/>Yushchenko was not addressing the nation - he was addressing Tymoshenko.<BR/><BR/>Tymoshenko, on her part, organized a set of bizarre moves in Ukrainian Parliament. First - 2 no-confidence votes for the head of the National Bank of Ukraine, a Yushchenko loyalist. Next - a bizarre vote invalidating the parliament's previous confirmation by the parliament of the president's appointee.<BR/><BR/>Tymoshenko's response is published at Ukrainian Pravda. One of the comments is from someone claiming to be a government worker, who claims that his pay, and that of government workers, has been cut in half.<BR/><BR/>Excellent analysis at Eurasia Daily Monitor:<BR/><BR/>http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34439&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=6d6f531b6b<BR/><BR/>Tymoshenko's response (in Ukrainian) at Ukrainian Pravda, with over 280 comments, and counting, here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2009/1/30/88837.htm<BR/><BR/>The more they talk about working together, the more they fight. Maybe they just ought to duke it out.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure that Yushchenko is frustrated because he's got no chance whatsoever of being re-elected, and one of his buddies, Firtash, has lost a huge source of financing via RosUkrEnergo, the gas middleman, at the hand of Tymoshenko.<BR/><BR/>Tymoshenko has clearly overstepped her bounds with the 2 no-confidence votes and "invalidation" of a prior confirmation of a presidential appointee.<BR/><BR/>This is what happens when you don't have political parties, just gangs of oligarchs pretending to be political parties - and in government.<BR/><BR/>Previously, you had "sovoks gone wild" in Ukraine.<BR/><BR/>Now, it's just all-out war, and has been, between Yushchenko and Tymoshenko.<BR/><BR/>They really need to chill - and focus on the crisis.<BR/><BR/>They need to have some rational and logical decision-making.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com