“Flexibility is the first principle of politics.”
by Tom Sullivan
Photo by EPA.
Isn’t this about the time Fox News would condemn a Democratic president for not getting tough with Russia? They’re all about principles, right? Then again, as Nixon said, “Flexibility is the first principle of politics.” Fox News is certainly flexible.
Russian police in riot gear arrested a leading opposition leader and hundreds of protestors on Sunday in Moscow, as the biggest protests Russia has seen in years bloomed in cities across the country.
Hours after this crackdown on what appeared to be largely peaceful gatherings, the Trump administration did not issue any statements about the arrests.
Alexei Navalny, one of Russia’s most prominent critics of President Vladimir Putin, organized the gatherings to raise pressure on Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. In March, Navalny accused Medvedev of accepting bribes that he used to purchase mansions and yachts.
Up to 10,000 joined anti-#corruption #protest in #StPetersburg, #Russia today as part of nationwide protest action#RussiaProtests pic.twitter.com/Q3zHJ4YxJg— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) March 26, 2017
And the BBC:
In Moscow, protesters filled Pushkin square and some climbed the monument to poet Alexander Pushkin shouting “impeachment”. Turnout was estimated to be between 7,000 and 8,000, according to police.
The police said 500 protesters had been arrested in the capital alone, but a rights group, OVD Info, put that number at at least 700.
Paid protesters, probably. George Soros is everywhere.
Ah, here we go (8:11 p.m. EDT Sunday night). Only took a day:
U.S. condemns detention of 100s of peaceful protesters in #Russia today. Detaining peaceful protesters is an affront to democratic values.— Department of State (@StateDept) March 27, 2017
Weak. Cue Sean Hannity for a special segment on Obama golfing through an international crisis.
Oh. Right.