but it sounded pretty snarky to me. "Go find a global map.", indeed. I don't let people talk to me like that, in that tone of voice.

Coloring in on a map, pointing out the obvious geographical facts, as if I had just missed them, mentioning two small nations who are obviously in no position to go mano a mano with the Russians. And sure, Russia has always wanted to develop Siberia, as well as expand her ice-free ports, but the Eastern Passage also has immense strategic possibilities, even if they develop it peacefully. And then there's that "lecturing" crack. Can you blame me if I interpreted that as just a tiny bit hostile? Conservatives aren't good at sarcasm, TB, you guys have no sense of irony.

So if I was overly sensitive, then I apologize.

But now, in this post, Russia encourages industrial development, I presume American Liberals only care about polar bears, right? Russia builds nukes, our Liberals don't, being technological pussies, right? You just can't help yourself, can you?

As for the bipartisan Congressional icebreakers, that was March 30, Obama won't get credit for them. We're going to be getting a lot of bills considered now that Obama won't get credit for. Like an infrastructure bill, or Obamacare Lite.

You see TB, maybe I'm not being overly sensitive. I just don't trust you any more.