tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6404935937515512290..comments2024-03-28T10:07:24.955-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: No One Left To SacrificeOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-72702540575800893012017-08-02T07:37:30.783-04:002017-08-02T07:37:30.783-04:00Agreed, BM. Still, $2 to $5 billion adds up to a c...Agreed, BM. Still, $2 to $5 billion adds up to a comfortable pension -- if Vlad ever retires.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-61555905226401056592017-08-01T22:16:56.581-04:002017-08-01T22:16:56.581-04:00Putin has $200 billion according to that popinjay ...Putin has $200 billion according to that popinjay Bill Browder, the perennial boo-hooing story teller on his Russian "investments" that were "stolen" from him. He even managed to get to Halifax last year and sob on air.<br /><br />Still, I'd grant Vlad about $2 to $5 billion, all stashed away in Europe. $200 billion, from an economy smaller than Canada's when you consider GDP? (Canada is at #10,Russia #12). <br /><br />Stretches the imagination way too far to think Vlad has $200 billion. We've had oligarchs striving for a few measly billions for decades here in Canada, but we're supposed to believe Putin skimmed off that much all by himself in a couple of years? What about the rest of the Russky mob? They've got a few billion each themselves by repute. Add it all up and you wouldn't get to $200 billion. Some common sense required, methinks.<br /><br /><br />BMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-88533166994443151082017-08-01T15:44:28.122-04:002017-08-01T15:44:28.122-04:00I agree that Putin has had a profound effect on Ru...I agree that Putin has had a profound effect on Russia, Steve. But I suspect that there are millions of Russians who would not use the word "great" to describe that effect.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-31517081185586379792017-08-01T15:32:58.131-04:002017-08-01T15:32:58.131-04:00Look in the mirror who would you rather have rule ...Look in the mirror who would you rather have rule this country Vlad the Impaler or Steve Harper. Not a fair question of course but compared to the puppet Yelstin, Putin is a Russian Hero. Its not easy leading every day. Putin may be a true ruler a man that kills for the state when its threatened. Beneath all the death and destruction he has made Russia Great again.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-82981248470783712002017-08-01T15:22:09.450-04:002017-08-01T15:22:09.450-04:00I admit, Mound, that there are millions who wish t...I admit, Mound, that there are millions who wish they could be cursed with the disease of too much money. As for Putin, I suspect the suspicions are true. He's reveling in the curse.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-34366485969429125732017-08-01T14:45:55.174-04:002017-08-01T14:45:55.174-04:00I'll have to take your word on that affliction...<br />I'll have to take your word on that affliction suffered by those with too much money. No experience of that myself. If you're right, however, what does that mean for Vlad Putin now considered by some the richest man on Earth with a looted fortune said to be upwards of $200 billion?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-82053277040282135242017-08-01T13:30:37.931-04:002017-08-01T13:30:37.931-04:00Too much money can drive you mad, Steve. On that s...Too much money can drive you mad, Steve. On that score, Trump is exhibit A.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-75689715838907005932017-08-01T13:29:41.609-04:002017-08-01T13:29:41.609-04:00This whole saga is turning into a Greek tragedy, L...This whole saga is turning into a Greek tragedy, Lorne.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-31306344976262222722017-08-01T11:34:14.342-04:002017-08-01T11:34:14.342-04:00When you got to much money its proven to make you ...When you got to much money its proven to make you kind of insane. The Smooch proves this and if he is realy daily licking Trumps ass he needs an institution.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-59955733024443435512017-08-01T10:59:41.298-04:002017-08-01T10:59:41.298-04:00It is reassuring, Owen, to know that karma is aliv...It is reassuring, Owen, to know that karma is alive and well.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com