It’s the weekend everyone — and you know what that means. No more blogging until Monday. Consider this an open comment thread.

UPDATE: Hey, it looks like my prediction that the Ukraine-Russia gas crisis would fuel Ukrainian nationalism and drive it further toward the West turned out to be true. “KIEV, Ukraine Jan 7, 2006 ???????? At the height of a gas dispute this week, anonymous text messages zipped across Ukrainians’ cell phones calling for a boycott of all things Russian. ‘Remember the Great Famine, Stalin terror ??????? If you are a Ukrainian, forward this to friends,’ one message read.”