Subject: Re: Let’s See If This Pans Out for Putin
If Putin dies or is somehow sidelined, this could change.

I probably won’t be upset if Russian state-run TV starts playing Swan River.

Or, a very old joke:

A paperboy is selling newspapers in Red Square. A man drives up, buys a newspaper, looks at the front page, and throws it on the ground. The next day, the same thing happens. This goes on for a week. Finally,

Newspaper boy: Sir, why do you buy a paper every day, look at the front page, and throw the paper on the ground?

Man in car: I’m looking for an obituary.

Newspaper boy: But sir, the obituaries are in section B.

Man in car: The one I want will be on the front page.