Splinters in the windmills of Putin's mind

摘要

"I think somebody blew your pilot light out....You've got splinters in the windmills of your mind."—Comments made by the Mama Harper character, played by comedienne Vicki Lawrence, to the Eunice character, played by Carol Burnett, on The Carol Burnett Show, which ran from 1967 to 1978 on CBS. Recently, I was channel-surfing through the vast, U.S. cable television wasteland, when I came upon a re-run of The Carol Burnett Show, airing on a classic TV channel. Not only were the above quotes from that episode funny in their own context, but now they apply equally to Russian President Vladimir Putin, considering his recent decision-making.