RESET BUTTON BROKE AGAIN – AT 11:56 P.M. ET:  Remember when President Obama descended from the galaxy to become our president?  He promised that our relations with Russia would be "reset," apparently believing that any friction we'd had with Moscow was caused by BUSH (!!) and CHENEY (!!!!).

Uh, apparently the reset button was improperly connected, or maybe the spring broke, or they got the wiring wrong.  You know, it's so hard to get good button men today.  They're always out playing golf.

The Russians are becoming more hostile every day.  There's been no reset.  They're uncooperative and they're starting to develop advanced weapons again.  Then there's this:

MOSCOW – Russia is voicing concern about a U.S. warship now just off its shores in the Black Sea.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey, which is taking part in annual joint military exercises conducted by NATO and Ukraine, is an integral part of U.S. plans to create a missile shield in Europe, which Russia opposes.

Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Sunday saying Russia "has repeatedly stressed that we will not leave unnoticed any elements of U.S. strategic infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of our borders and will consider any such steps as a threat to our security."

That's pretty strong stuff, especially when directed at a weak American president.  Of course, the fact that Obama is weak allows for the Russian strength.

Russia agreed to consider NATO's proposal last fall to cooperate on the missile shield, but insisted the system be run jointly. NATO rejected that demand and no compromise has been found yet.

If Russia becomes increasingly hostile, we will face an array of threatening forces greater than that faced since the Second World War – Russia, China, militant Islam, and even some adversaries in Latin America, like Chavez's Venezuela, which has alliances with both Iran and Russia.  That will require superb American leadership, which means replacement parts for the chaps we have now.

June 12, 2011