World Affairs Journal: The serial stupidity of trying Tymoshenko

Forgive the blunt question, but are the Regionnaires really that dumb? Evidently, yes. The latest bit of evidence for their serial stupidity is the trial of Yulia Tymoshenko. If you haven’t heard, the former Orange prime minister has been charged with “abuse of office,” something that supposedly transpired when she negotiated a gas deal with Russia a few years ago. That deal was apparently bad for Ukraine and, since it was bad, Tymoshenko must be guilty. Of something—well, of anything, actually. And abuse of office will do: it has the ring of substance, while at the same time being so broad as to be meaningless. Read the story here.