Scott,

Reading the comments as examples, it is interesting so many people are so invested in Ukraine, but are so utterly clueless as to much of the events leading up to this point. It's probably safe to say most people in this country, unless they have Ukrainian ancestry, probably couldn't locate it on a map and before February, only knew the Prez's son had some business dealings there.

I can only wonder how they will deal, when the dollar implodes, states have to start issuing their own currencies and foreign policy goes to be between California and Texas, not the US and the rest.

We haven't managed to outlaw bankruptcy. Debt does’t matter, until it does.

I give the EU another year, tops. I give the US another decade, if it's lucky.

The mother of all reality checks is in the mail.