Do They Think We’re As Stupid As They Are?

What's your "strategic plan" for staying out of jail? https://t.co/vhFj2JawDF

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) September 11, 2022

Ukraine received some new tanks from Russia in Izyum.

Many thanks for your gifts. pic.twitter.com/YLV02zmKKX

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 11, 2022

Thinking back to this Eliot Cohen piece from April: "The evidence suggests that Russia’s armies can, if met by a well-equipped Ukrainian force, be thoroughly wrecked and defeated." https://t.co/TmLh3uRHyu

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) September 11, 2022

It looks like Putin didn’t understand that re-establishing a Russian empire through military force and intimidation requires at least a minimally competent military https://t.co/LEgVysYTOc

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2022

Yup.

Russia's ragtag army in the Luhansk is about to collapse, just like it did in the Kharkiv region https://t.co/iskw5YyzWJ

— KT "Special Intelligence Operation" (@KremlinTrolls) September 11, 2022

'We ask you to relieve yourself of your post': Kremlin officials have begun a mutiny against Vladimir Putin https://t.co/MmoV845Zgy

— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 11, 2022

From an open letter to Putin written by deputies in the Russian government:

“The rhetoric that you and your subordinates use has been riddled with intolerance and aggression for a long time, which in the end effectively threw our country back into the Cold War era. Russia has again begun to be feared and hated, we are once again threatening the whole world with nuclear weapons,” the officials wrote. “We ask you to relieve yourself of your post due to the fact that your views and your governance model are hopelessly outdated and hinder the development of Russia and its human potential."

Biden’s “strategic plan” seems to be working very well.

Do they also understand there’s plenty of time for people to get this news before they vote?

This reminds me of the Domino’s ads about inflation and high gas prices and specials on pizza to deal with it. An ad campaign already out of date, IOW.

Coming in a bit late, but I thought I should add this, as it seems relevant to the discussion:

Trump adviser Steve Moore tells me the inflation attack has lost some of its potency and he’s advising Republicans that they may have to broaden their message ahead of November

W/ @michaelscherer @jdawsey1 @iarnsdorf https://t.co/iJmMQrTHhQ pic.twitter.com/dm9sH7hx5Y

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) September 11, 2022

Not quite sure what the Republicans are gonna run on this fall. More clear what they're gonna run from:

#PASEN scooplet from @axios Sneak Peek Sunday:

"Dr. Oz is getting a fresh boost from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which made a $3 million contribution this week to the McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund for the Pennsylvania race"https://t.co/OAoDpEcdle

— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) September 11, 2022

We'll see how that works out for 'em.