Comments on: Ukraine looks towards Russia http://politicsandpress.com/2010/ukraine-looks-towards-russia/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:22:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jeff http://politicsandpress.com/2010/ukraine-looks-towards-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-14653 jeff Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:32:32 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/?p=429#comment-14653 Anne Applebaum notes in the Washington Post that at this point democracy is clearly alive in Ukraine, allowing the voters to dump a failed government which is more than can be said for Russia. She quotes a Russian journalist now living and working in Kiev who says the political difference between Russia and Ukraine is that the former is a cemetery and the later a madhouse. One lesson from the election is that voters will use the ballot box to throw out leaders who fail to produce needed reforms. This is not unique to Ukraine and might serve as a warning to the U.S. Senate and the President.. Anne Applebaum notes in the Washington Post that at this point democracy is clearly alive in Ukraine, allowing the voters to dump a failed government which is more than can be said for Russia. She quotes a Russian journalist now living and working in Kiev who says the political difference between Russia and Ukraine is that the former is a cemetery and the later a madhouse.

One lesson from the election is that voters will use the ballot box to throw out leaders who fail to produce needed reforms. This is not unique to Ukraine and might serve as a warning to the U.S. Senate and the President..

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